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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, May, 05/2015
Decrease in the CPI during May 2015 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during May 2015 decreased by 0.46% compared with April 2015 (by 0.69% in the West Bank, 0.17% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 0.33% in Jerusalem J1*).
The CPI during May 2015 increased by 3.00% compared with May 2014 (by 5.12% in Gaza Strip, 1.82% in the West Bank, and by 0.95% in Jerusalem J1*).
The CPI during the first five months of 2015 increased by 1.47% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 2.58% in Gaza Strip, 0.38% in the West Bank, while it decreased by 0.13% in Jerusalem J1*).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Palestine for May 2015 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Change |
|
Dried Vegetables |
-13.26% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
-10.94% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
-10.75% |
|
Gas |
-4.32% |
|
Eggs |
-3.52% |
|
Flour |
-2.15% |
|
Fresh Fruits |
-0.51% |
|
Textiles, Clothing and Footwear |
-0.39% |
|
Fresh Meat |
+4.73% |
|
Liquid Fuel for House |
+1.99% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
+1.58% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
+0.74% |
The trend line for the consumer price index in Palestine for May 2014 – May 2015
(Base Year 2010=100)
Note:
* Jerusalem J1: those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967
The data of West Bank doesn't cover Jerusalem J1.
Data collection of Consumer Price Index survey was funded by the European Union.