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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the Consumer Price Index during September, 09/2017
Increase in the CPI during September 2017
The overall CPI for Palestine during September 2017 increased by 0.65% compared with August 2017 (by 1.39% in Gaza Strip, by 0.28% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.14% in the West Bank**).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for September 2017 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change % |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 18.17% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 8.74% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 6.48% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 4.80% |
|
Gas |
+ 4.16% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
+ 0.67% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
- 8.22% |
|
Eggs |
- 4.07% |
|
Fresh Fish |
- 3.34% |
The Palestinian CPI during September 2017 decreased by 0.14% compared with September 2016 (by 0.83% in the West Bank**, while it increased by 1.34% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.27% in Gaza Strip).
The Palestinian CPI during the first nine months of 2017 increased by 0.10% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 2.47% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.14% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 0.27% in Gaza Strip).
The table below shows monthly percent changes in CPI by region for the period January – September 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 |
|
September |
+ 0.65 |
+ 0.14 |
+ 1.39 |
+ 0.28 |
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.