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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the wholesale price[1] index in Palestine by 11.78% during the Second Quarter 2025 compared with the First Quarter 2025
The overall Wholesale Price Index in Palestine during the Second Quarter of 2025 recorded an increase by 11.78% compared with the First Quarter of 2025. The increase due to the increase in local consumed products by 27.73%, and imported products by 3.73%. This is due to the increase in Gaza Strip price level as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Strip, as the Strip's goods constitute 17% of the total basket of wholesale goods and services.
The changes in WPI for the Second Quarter of 2025 were traced back to changes in prices of the following Division and Category compared with previous quarter:
|
Division and Category during Q2 2025 |
Percent Change |
|
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
+ 13.29% |
|
Wholesale of gaseous fuels |
+ 94.33% |
|
wholesale of live animals |
+ 40.30% |
|
Wholesale of agricultural residues and waste for use as animal feed |
+ 15.35% |
|
Wholesale of fruits and vegetables |
+ 11.88% |
|
Wholesale of animal and vegetable oils and fats |
+ 9.30% |
|
Wholesale of liquid fuels |
+ 8.65% |
|
Wholesale of fish, meat and their products |
+ 8.33% |
|
Wholesale of grains and seeds |
-24.05% |
|
Wholesale of metallic and non-metallic waste and other materials for recycling |
-14.19% |
|
Wholesale of textiles |
-3.06% |
|
wholesale shoes |
-2.93% |
|
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
- 3.46% |
|
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
|
- 4.44% |
|
Wholesale or retail of new vehicles |
- 4.14% |
Notice for Users:
· The base year of Wholesale Price Index has been updated to be 2021.
· The methodology of Wholesale Price Index has been updated; weights structure, sampling frame and wholesale outlets, and modified Laspers equation in the index compilation.
· Reliance on the International Standard of Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities “Rev.4” issued by the United Nation Statistical Division (UN), to classify wholesale trade division and category within section G “45-47” wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, exclude division 47 for retail trade.
· Due to the Israeli attack on Gaza strip in October,7 2023, the wholesale prices in Gaza strip was estimated according to international recommendation in this field for Second Quarter 2025.
[1]The resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, to other wholesalers, or to those acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to such persons or companies. The wholesale price includes VAT and any transport charges