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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
The overall CPI for Palestine during July 2019 increased by 0.18% compared with June 2019 (by 0.32% in the West Bank**, and by 0.16% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.38% in Gaza Strip).
Increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during July, 07/2019
The overall CPI for Palestine during July 2019 increased by 0.18% compared with June 2019 (by 0.32% in the West Bank**, and by 0.16% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.38% in Gaza Strip).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for July 2019 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 9.23% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 8.89% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 1.17% |
|
Rice |
+ 1.09% |
|
Gas |
+ 0.71% |
|
Eggs |
- 5.79% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
- 2.96% |
|
Fish, Live, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen |
- 1.71% |
|
Vegetable Oil |
- 1.17% |
The Palestinian CPI during July 2019 increased by 1.53% compared with July 2018 (by 1.88% in Jerusalem J1*, by 1.33% in the West Bank**, and by 0.18% in Gaza Strip).
The table shows monthly percent changes in CPI by Palestinian regions for the months: January – July 2019:
|
Month |
Monthly Percent Change |
|||
|
Palestine |
West Bank* |
Gaza Strip |
Jerusal-em J1* |
|
|
January 2019 |
+ 0.01 |
+ 0.01 |
+ 0.15 |
- 0.19 |
|
February 2019 |
- 0.05 |
+ 0.17 |
- 0.57 |
- 0.49 |
|
March 2019 |
+ 0.85 |
+ 0.88 |
+ 0.89 |
+ 0.57 |
|
April 2019 |
+ 0.85 |
+ 1.09 |
+ 0.07 |
+ 0.76 |
|
May 2019 |
+ 0.43 |
- 0.14 |
+ 1.12 |
+ 1.89 |
|
June 2019 |
- 0.48 |
- 0.34 |
- 1.26 |
- 0.01 |
|
July 2019 |
+ 0.18 |
+ 0.32 |
- 0.38 |
+ 0.16 |