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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during March, 03/2019
The overall CPI for Palestine during March 2019 increased by 0.85% compared with February 2019 (by 0.89% in Gaza Strip, by 0.88% in the West Bank**, and by 0.57% in Jerusalem J1*).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for March 2019 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 11.45% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 10.03% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
+ 6.52% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 5.17% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol" |
+ 3.57% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 2.03% |
|
Eggs |
- 3.49% |
The Palestinian CPI during March 2019 increased by 1.42% compared with March 2018 (by 2.20% in the West Bank**, by 0.79% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.35% in Gaza Strip).
Notice:
• The base year of Consumer Price Index has been updated to be 2018.
• Reliance on the new version of the Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose COICOP – 2018 issued by the United Nation division (UN), to classify major groups, commodities' and services consumed.
Notes:
*Data represent those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
**Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
• The base year of Consumer Price Index has been updated to be 2018.
• Reliance on the new version of the Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose COICOP – 2018 issued by the United Nation division (UN), to classify major groups, commodities' and services consumed.
Notes:
*Data represent those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
**Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.