Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) Palestinian Consumer Price Index (CPI) during May, 05/2018
Decrease in the CPI during May 2018
The overall CPI for Palestine during May 2018 decreased by 0.41% compared with April 2018 (by 0.94% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 0.31% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.22% in the West Bank**).
The Palestinian CPI during May 2018 decreased by 0.87% compared with May 2017 (by 2.89% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 0.76% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.40% in the West Bank**).
The Palestinian CPI during the first five months of 2018 decreased by 1.11% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 1.95% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.86% in the West Bank**, while it increased by 0.18% in Jerusalem J1*).
Notes:
*Data include those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
**Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.