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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index during March, 03/2014
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during March 2014 decreased by 0.06% compared with February 2014 (decreased by 0.15% in the West Bank, and by 0.08% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 0.26% in Jerusalem J1*).
The CPI during March 2014 increased by 2.58% compared with March 2013 (5.72% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 3.28% in the West Bank, and by 1.69% in Gaza Strip).
The CPI during the first Three months of 2014 increased by 2.19% compared with the same period of the previous year (4.93% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 3.01% in the West Bank, and by 1.43% in Gaza Strip).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2014 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared to the previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Eggs |
- 7.40% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
- 3.93% |
|
Gas |
- 3.07% |
|
Rice |
+ 4.76% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 3.99% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
+ 1.82% |
|
Liquid Fuel for House |
+ 1.73% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 0.87% |
The trend line for the consumer price index in Palestine for March 2013 – March 2014
(Base Year 2010=100)
Note:
* Jerusalem J1: those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967
The data of West Bank doesn't cover Jerusalem J1.
Data collection of Consumer Price Index survey was funded by the European Union.