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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the Consumer Price Index CPI during September, 09/2021
The overall CPI for Palestine during September 2021 Recorded an increase by 0.43% compared with August 2021 (by 0.53% in the West Bank**, by 0.47% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.12% in Gaza Strip).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for September 2021 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Eggs |
+ 17.61% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 9.48% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
+ 4.04% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 2.70% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 2.39% |
|
Fresh Meat |
- 1.10% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 0.96% |
The Palestinian CPI during September 2021 increased by 1.72% compared with September 2020 (by 2.60% in Jerusalem J1*, by 1.72% in the West Bank**, and by 1.18% 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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