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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the Consumer Price Index during August, 08/2017
The overall CPI for Palestine during August 2017 increased by 0.56% compared with July 2017 (by 0.57% in the West Bank**, by 0.47% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.31% in Gaza Strip).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for August 2017 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change % |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 15.23% |
|
Eggs |
+ 14.39% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 7.05% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
+ 5.77% |
|
Liquid Fuel for House |
+ 4.01% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
+ 3.24% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 2.81% |
|
Fresh Fish |
+ 1.36% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 5.91% |
|
Gas |
- 2.54% |
The Palestinian CPI during August 2017 decreased by 0.70% compared with August 2016 (by 1.24% in Gaza Strip, and by 1.16% in the West Bank**, while it increased by 1.89% in Jerusalem J1*).
The Palestinian CPI during the first eight months of 2017 increased by 0.13% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 2.62% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.27% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 0.33% in Gaza Strip).
The table below shows monthly percent changes in CPI by region for the period
January – August 2017:
|
Month |
Monthly Percent Change |
|||
|
Palestine |
West Bank** |
Gaza Strip |
Jerusal-em J1* |
|
|
January |
+ 0.14 |
+ 0.03 |
+ 0.38 |
+ 1.02 |
|
February |
+ 0.62 |
+ 0.78 |
+ 0.40 |
+ 0.35 |
|
March |
+ 1.08 |
+ 0.22 |
+ 2.33 |
- 0.70 |
|
April |
- 0.50 |
- 1.01 |
+ 0.13 |
+ 0.61 |
|
May |
- 0.84 |
- 0.50 |
- 1.62 |
- 0.17 |
|
June |
- 0.96 |
- 0.90 |
- 1.61 |
- 0.29 |
|
July |
- 0.15 |
+ 0.36 |
- 0.58 |
- 0.13 |
|
August |
+ 0.56 |
+ 0.57 |
+ 0.31 |
+ 0.47 |
Notes:
*The data of Jerusalem J1 includes that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.
**The data of the West Bank doesn't include that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.
NB:
Data collection of Consumer Price Index survey was funded by the European Union.