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PCBS | CBS: The Consumer Price Index During, October, 10/2019.

Decrease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during October, 10/2019


The overall CPI for Palestine during October 2019 decreased by 0.31% compared with September 2019 (by 1.05% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.21% in the West Bank**, while it slightly increased by 0.09% in Jerusalem J1*).

The changes in Palestinian CPI for October 2019 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:

Sub Groups

Percent Change

Fresh Fruit

- 9.11%

Potatoes and other Tubers

- 5.14%

Fresh Chicken

- 4.35%

Vegetable Oil

- 2.03%

Eggs

+ 14.91%

Fresh Vegetables

+ 2.30%

Liquid Fuel for Car "Diesel"

+ 2.11%

Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol"

+ 1.28%



The Palestinian CPI during October 2019 increased by 1.59% compared with October 2018 (by 1.95% in the West Bank**, and by 1.45% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.40% in Gaza Strip).

The table shows monthly percent changes in CPI by Palestinian regions for the months: January – October 2019:


Month

Monthly Percent Change

Palestine

West Bank*

Gaza Strip

Jerusal-em J1*

January 2019

+ 0.01

+ 0.01

+ 0.15

- 0.19

February 2019

- 0.05

+ 0.17

- 0.57

- 0.49

March 2019

+ 0.85

+ 0.88

+ 0.89

+ 0.57

April 2019

+ 0.85

+ 1.09

+ 0.07

+ 0.76

May 2019

+ 0.43

- 0.14

+ 1.12

+ 1.89

June 2019

- 0.48

- 0.34

- 1.26

- 0.01

July 2019

+ 0.18

+ 0.32

- 0.38

+ 0.16

August 2019

+ 0.31

+ 0.32

+ 0.28

+ 0.15

September 2019

+ 0.33

+ 0.26

+ 0.69

- 0.09

October 2019

- 0.31

- 0.21

- 1.05

+ 0.09



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