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Palestinian Consumer Price Index (CPI) during June, 06/2018
Increase in the CPI during June 2018
The overall CPI for Palestine during June 2018 increased by 0.93% compared with May 2018 (by 0.98% in the West Bank**, by 0.54% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.52% in Gaza Strip).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for June 2018 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 13.87% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 10.54% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 4.57% |
|
Fresh Meat |
+ 4.42% |
|
Gas |
+ 3.68% |
|
Liquid Fuel for House |
+ 2.37% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
+ 2.03% |
|
Education |
+ 1.73% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
+ 1.28% |
|
Eggs |
- 6.93% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 6.41% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
- 1.49% |
|
Fresh Fish |
- 1.43% |
The Palestinian CPI during June 2018 increased by 1.02% compared with June 2017 (by 2.30% in the West Bank**, and by 1.59% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.80% in Gaza Strip).
The Palestinian CPI during the first half of 2018 decreased by 0.76% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 1.76% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.34% in the West Bank**, while it increased by 0.41% in Jerusalem J1*).
The table shows percent changes in CPI by Palestinian regions for the period
January – June 2018:
|
Month |
Percent Change |
|||
|
Palestine |
West Bank** |
Gaza Strip |
Jerusal-em J1* |
|
|
January 2018 |
- 0.13 |
+ 0.16 |
+ 0.37 |
-0.27 |
|
February 2018 |
- 0.05 |
+ 0.06 |
- 0.27 |
- 0.22 |
|
March 2018 |
- 0.12 |
- 0.09 |
- 0.51 |
- 0.09 |
|
Quarter 1.2018 |
- 0.60 |
- 0.18 |
- 0.60 |
- 0.46 |
|
April 2018 |
+ 0.32 |
+ 0.57 |
- 0.31 |
+ 0.70 |
|
May 2018 |
- 0.41 |
+ 0.22 |
- 0.94 |
+ 0.31 |
|
June 2018 |
+ 0.93 |
+ 0.98 |
+ 0.52 |
+ 0.54 |
|
Quarter 2.2018 |
+ 0.26 |
+ 1.01 |
- 1.19 |
+ 0.96 |
|
First Half 2018 |
- 0.76 |
- 0.34 |
- 1.76 |
+ 0.41 |