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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, June, 06/2015
Slight Increase in the CPI during June 2015 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during June 2015 slightly increased by 0.05% compared with May 2015 (by 0.90% in the West Bank, 0.47% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 1.36% in Gaza Strip).
The CPI during June 2015 increased by 2.69% compared with June 2014 (by 2.81% in Gaza Strip, 2.52% in the West Bank, and by 1.76% in Jerusalem J1*).
The CPI during the first half of 2015 increased by 1.67% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 2.62% in Gaza Strip, 0.74% in the West Bank, and by 0.18% in Jerusalem J1*).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Palestine for June 2015 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Change |
|
Fresh Poultry |
+ 12.87% |
|
Fresh Meat |
+ 4.50% |
|
Education |
+ 1.52% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
+ 1.04% |
|
Medical Care |
+ 0.64% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 13.77% |
|
Fresh Fruits |
- 8.71% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 2.86% |
|
Gas |
- 2.82% |
|
Eggs |
- 1.64% |
The trend line for the consumer price index in Palestine for June 2014 – June 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.