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PCBS | PCBS: The Consumer Price Index During, September, 09/2016.

 

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

 

Increase in the Consumer Price Index  during September,09/2016

 

The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during September 2016 increased by 0.10% compared with August 2016 (by 0.83% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.20% in the West Bank**, and by 0.14% in Gaza Strip).

 

The change in CPI in Palestine for September 2016 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:

 

Sub Groups

Change

Potatoes and other Tubers

  + 8.71%

Eggs

+ 5.82%

Liquid Fuel for Cars

+ 3.96%

Fresh Poultry

- 7.51%

 

 

The CPI during September 2016 decreased by 0.68% compared with September 2015 (by 1.87% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.55% in the West Bank**, while it increased by 0.29% in Jerusalem J1*).

 

The CPI during the first Nine months of 2016 increased by 0.14% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 0.25% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 1.24% in Jerusalem J1*, and decreased by 0.33% in Gaza Strip).

 

The table below shows the monthly percent change in CPI by Palestinian region for the period January – September 2016:

 

Month

Palestinian region

Palestine

West Bank**

Gaza Strip

Jerusal-em J1*

Jan.

- 0.66

- 0.64

- 0.70

- 1.67

Feb.

- 0.26

- 0.56

- 0.04

- 0.51

Mar.

+ 0.05

- 0.12

- 0.20

+ 0.92

Apr.

+ 0.28

- 0.26

+ 1.35

- 0.56

May.

- 0.49

- 0.66

- 0.45

- 0.03

Jun.

+ 0.22

+ 0.55

- 0.33

+ 1.75

Jul.

+ 0.07

+ 1.04

- 1.45

+ 0.20

Aug.

+ 0.35

+ 0.66

+ 0.77

- 0.36

Sep.

+ 0.10

- 0.20

- 0.14

+ 0.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

The consumer price index in Palestine for September 2015 – September 2016

(Base Year 2010=100)

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

*The data of Jerusalem J1 includes that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

 

**The data of  West Bank doesn't include that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

 

 

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