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Palestinian Consumer Price Index (CPI) during August, 08/2018
Slight Decrease in the CPI during August 2018
The overall CPI for Palestine during August 2018 slightly decreased by 0.02% compared with July 2018 (by 0.67% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.32% in the West Bank**, while it increased by 0.21% in Jerusalem J1*).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for August 2018 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 5.53% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
- 5.33% |
|
Fresh Meat |
- 3.05% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 2.08% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 0.81% |
|
Eggs |
+ 3.22% |
|
Flour |
+ 2.08% |
|
Fresh Fish |
+ 2.08% |
|
Liquid Fuel for House |
+ 1.47% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 1.28% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
+ 1.04% |
The Palestinian CPI during August 2018 increased by 0.63% compared with August 2017 (by 1.62% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 1.05% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 0.74% in Gaza Strip).
The Palestinian CPI during the first eight months of 2018 decreased by 0.34% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 1.39% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 0.75% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.12% in the West Bank**).