Palestine
Palestinian Central Bureau
of Statistics
Published in: 19/01/2020
Palestinian Wholesale Price Index
During the Fourth Quarter of 2019 &
During 2019
Increase in the Wholesale Price1 Index (WPI) During 2019
The overall Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in Palestine with its base year (2007=100) reached 16.521 in 2019, which indicates an increase by 0.11% compared with 2018.
Prices of WPI for 2019 increased due to the increase in the prices of Fishing goods by 8.89%, Mining and quarrying group by 2.62%, and Agricultural goods by 0.68%, while the prices of goods in Manufacturing group decreased by 0.20%.
The prices of local products increased by 14.1%, while the prices of imported products decreased by 0.86% compared with the previous year.
Decrease in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
During the Fourth Quarter of 2019
The overall WPI in Palestine with its base year (2007 = 100) reached 123.92 in the Fourth quarter 2019, which indicates a decrease of 1.86% compared with the Third quarter 2019.
WPI for local products (2007 = 100) reached
127.58 in the Fourth quarter 2019, which indicates a decrease of 1.91% compared with the Third quarter 2019.
WPI for imported products (2007 = 100) reached 121.14 in the Fourth quarter 2019, which indicates a decrease of 0.91% compared with the Third quarter 2019.
The table shows the relative share and the quarterly percent changes in WPI by major activities in Palestine for the period: First - Fourth quarter 2019
Major | Relative | Quarterly Percent Change | ||
2019 | ||||
Activities | Share % | |||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q. | |
Agriculture | 29.0 +0.99 | -4.25 | +2.19 | -6.04 |
Yearly Percent Changes in the Wholesale Price Index in Palestine for 2007 - 2019
Change | %12.0 | 10.71% | ||
%10.0 | ||||
Percent | %8.0 | |||
%6.0 | ||||
WPI | 3.70% | |||
%4.0 | ||||
Yearly | ||||
0.93% | 1.62% | |||
%2.0 | 3.08% | 1.05% | ||
%0.0 | 0.11% | |||
%2.0- | -0.67% | -1.17% | ||
Fishing | 0.10 | +5.10 | +5.05 | +3.55 | -1.99 |
Mining and | 0.90 | +1.09 | +0.88 | +1.47 | -2.91 |
quarrying | |||||
Manufacturing | 70.0 | -0.42 | -0.30 | +0.33 | +0.18 |
All Items | 100 | +0.06 | -1.58 | +0.94 | -1.86 |
Price Index | |||||
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.
Palestine
Palestinian Central Bureau
of Statistics
Published in: 19/01/2020
The trend line of Wholesale Price Index in
Palestine for the period:
Fourth quarter 2017 - Fourth quarter 2019
(Base year 2007 = 100) | |
130 | |
Index (WPI) | 128 |
126 | |
Price | 124.30 |
124 | |
Wholesale | |
123.92 | |
122 | |
120 |
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