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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index , October 2012
Decrease in the CPI of October 2012 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Palestinian Territory during October 2012 decreased by 0.60% compared with September 2012 (0.84% in the West Bank, 0.47% in Jerusalem J1*, 0.90% in Gaza Strip).
The CPI during October 2012 increased by 3.24% compared with October 2011 (5.53% in the West Bank, 3.81% in Jerusalem J1*, 0.30% in Gaza Strip).
The CPI during first Ten months of 2012 increased by 2.95% compared with the same period of the previous year (4.27% in the West Bank, 3.21% in Jerusalem J1*, 0.56% in Gaza Strip)
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2012 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared to the previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Fresh vegetables |
- 11.35% |
|
Fresh fruit |
- 2.16% |
|
Sugar |
- 3.23% |
|
Gas |
- 6.26% |
|
Kerosene |
- 9.85% |
|
Fuel for transportation |
- 1.15% |
The trend line for the consumer price index in Palestinian Territory for 2004 – 2011
Note:
* Jerusalem J1: those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967
The data of West Bank doesn't cover Jerusalem J1.