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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Decrease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during December,12/2018The overall CPI for Palestine during December 2018 decreased by 0.18% compared with November 2018 (by 0.33% in Gaza Strip, while it slightly increased by 0.04% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.01% in the West Bank**).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for December 2018 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Liquid Fuel for House |
- 7.55% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car |
- 5.43% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
- 4.91% |
|
Eggs |
- 2.01% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 1.97% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 1.28% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 7.39% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 3.94% |
|
Rice |
+ 2.69% |
The Palestinian CPI during December 2018 slightly increased by 0.32% compared with December 2017 (by 1.68% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 1.27% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 0.97% in Gaza Strip).
The Palestinian CPI during 2018 decreased by 0.19% compared with 2017 (by 1.34% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 1.04% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.41% in the West Bank**).
The table shows monthly percent changes in CPI by Palestinian regions for the period January – December 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 |
|
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 |
|
July 2018 |
+ 0.04 |
+ 0.02 |
+ 0.45 |
+ 0.16 |
|
August 2018 |
- 0.02 |
- 0.32 |
- 0.67 |
+ 0.21 |
|
September 2018 |
- 0.07 |
- 0.09 |
+ 0.78 |
+ 0.10 |
|
October 2018 |
+ 0.37 |
+ 0.17 |
+ 0.39 |
+0.25 |
|
November 2018 |
- 0.36 |
- 0.42 |
- 0.43 |
- 0.06 |
|
December 2018 |
- 0.18 |
+ 0.01 |
- 0.33 |
+ 0.04 |
|
2018 com. with 2017 |
- 0.19 |
+ 0.41 |
- 1.34 |
+ 1.04 |