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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Slight Increase in the Consumer Price Index CPI during May, 05/2021
The overall CPI for Palestine during May 2021 Recorded a slight Increase by 0.08% compared with April 2021 (by 0.26% in the West Bank**, and by 0.24% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.61% in Gaza Strip).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for May 2021 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 6.43% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
+ 1.74% |
|
Gas |
+ 0.71% |
|
Fresh Meat |
+ 0.41% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 17.93% |
|
Eggs |
- 11.32% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 5.52% |
|
Fish, Live, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen |
- 2.61% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 1.89% |
|
Vegetable Oil |
- 1.11% |
The Palestinian CPI during May 2021 increased by 2.30% compared with May 2020 (by 2.99% in Jerusalem J1*, by 2.89% in the West Bank**, and with a slight increase by 0.01% in Gaza Strip).
Notice for Users:
· Due to COVID-19 pandemic and inability to conduct face-to-face interview, data for Consumer Price Index has been collected using mobile phones, in all of the Palestinian Governorates’ interviews.
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.
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