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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, May, 05/2014
Decrease in the CPI during May 2014 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during May 2014 decreased by 0.80% compared with April 2014 (decreased by 1.07% in Gaza Strip, by 0.84% in the West Bank, and by 0.40% in Jerusalem J1*
The CPI during May 2014 increased by 0.95% compared with May 2013 (4.68% in Jerusalem J1*, by 1.33% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.94% in the West Bank).
The CPI during the first five months of 2014 increased by 1.88% compared with the same period of the previous year (5.00% in Jerusalem J1*, by 2.55% in the West Bank, and by 1.25% in Gaza Strip).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Palestine for May 2014 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared to the previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Change |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 16.78% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 14.67% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 14.08% |
|
Eggs |
- 5.12% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
- 3.82% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 2.56% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
+ 0.84% |
|
Gas |
+ 0.71% |
|
Liquid Fuel for House |
+ 0.50% |
The trend line for the consumer price index in Palestine for May 2013 – May 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.