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PCBS | PCBS: The Consumer Price Index During December, 12/2018

 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

Decrease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during December,12/2018

The overall CPI for Palestine during December 2018 decreased by 0.18% compared with November 2018 (by 0.33% in Gaza Strip, while it slightly increased by 0.04% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.01% in the West Bank**).

The changes in Palestinian CPI for December 2018 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:

 

Sub Groups

Percent Change

Liquid Fuel for House

- 7.55%

Liquid Fuel for Car

- 5.43%

Fresh Poultry

- 4.91%

Eggs

- 2.01%

Fresh Vegetables

- 1.97%

Fresh Fruit

- 1.28%

Dried Vegetables

+ 7.39%

Potatoes and other Tubers

+ 3.94%

Rice

+ 2.69%


The Palestinian CPI during December 2018 slightly increased by 0.32% compared with December 2017 (by 1.68% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 1.27% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 0.97% in Gaza Strip).

The Palestinian CPI during 2018 decreased by 0.19% compared with 2017 (by 1.34% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 1.04% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.41% in the West Bank**).

The table shows monthly percent changes in CPI by Palestinian regions for the period January – December 2018:


Month

Percent Change

Palestine

West Bank**

Gaza Strip

Jerusal-em J1*

January 2018

- 0.13

+ 0.16

+ 0.37

-0.27

February 2018

- 0.05

+ 0.06

- 0.27

- 0.22

March 2018

- 0.12

- 0.09

- 0.51

- 0.09

April 2018

+ 0.32

+ 0.57

- 0.31

+ 0.70

May 2018

- 0.41

+ 0.22

- 0.94

+ 0.31

June 2018

+ 0.93

+ 0.98

+ 0.52

+ 0.54

July 2018

+ 0.04

+ 0.02

+ 0.45

+ 0.16

August 2018

- 0.02

- 0.32

- 0.67

+ 0.21

September 2018

- 0.07

- 0.09

+ 0.78

+ 0.10

October 2018

+ 0.37

+ 0.17

+ 0.39

+0.25

November 2018

- 0.36

- 0.42

- 0.43

- 0.06

December 2018

- 0.18

+ 0.01

- 0.33

+ 0.04

2018 com. with 2017

- 0.19

+ 0.41

- 1.34

+ 1.04

 

 

 

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