Palestine Economy Portal

The Industrial Production Index increase by 1.01% during June 2019 compared to May 2019 as it reached 97.09 compared to 96.12 in May 2019 (base year 2018 = 100).

Industrial production flow by major economic activities;

Water supply, sanitation and waste management and treatment activities recorded an increase of 5.52% with a relative importance of 2.39% of total industry activities.

The manufacturing activities recorded a rise of 2.82% during the month of June 2019 compared to the previous month, whose relative importance is 82.98% of the total industry activities.

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning activities recorded a decrease of 12.29% with a relative importance of 11.95% of total industry activities.

Mining and quarrying activities recorded a slight decrease of 0.04% with a relative importance of 2.68% of total industry activities.

As for sub-activities, which have a significant relative effect on the total index, some manufacturing activities recorded a rise during June 2019 compared to May 2019, the most important of which is the manufacture of non-ferrous metal products, Paper and paper products, food products industry, and beverage industry.

On the other hand, the industrial production index recorded a decline in some manufacturing activities, including the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and their products, the clothing industry, the printing and cloning activities of the registered media, the furniture industry, the manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and the chemical and chemical products industry.