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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, March, 03/2015
Increase in the CPI during March 2015 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during March 2015 increased by 0.60% compared with February 2015 (by 1.74% in Gaza Strip, 0.68% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.44% in the West Bank).
The CPI during March 2015 increased by 0.95% compared with March 2014 (by 2.42% in Gaza Strip, while it decreased by 0.31% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.24% in the West Bank).
The CPI during the first three months of 2015 increased by 0.58% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 1.24% in Gaza Strip, while it decreased by 0.60% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.52% in the West Bank).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Palestine for March 2015 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Change |
|
Fresh Poultry |
+13.54% |
|
Liquid Fuel for House |
+9.04% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
+7.76% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+4.96% |
|
Fresh Fruits |
+2.21% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+1.84% |
|
Fresh Meat |
+1.33% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 1.19% |
|
Gas |
+ 1.09% |
|
Electricity Tariff |
-7.73% |
|
Eggs |
-6.91% |
The trend line for the consumer price index in Palestine for March 2014 – March 2015
(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.