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Increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during August, 08/2019
The overall CPI for Palestine during August 2019 increased by 0.31% compared with July 2019 (by 0.32% in the West Bank**, by 0.28% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.15% in Jerusalem J1*).
The Palestinian CPI during August 2019 increased by 1.87% compared with August 2018 (by 1.98% in the West Bank**, by 1.81% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 1.14% in Gaza Strip).
Notice:
• The base year of Consumer Price Index has been updated to be 2018.
• Reliance on the new version of the Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose COICOP – 2018 issued by the United Nation Statistic Division (UNSD), to classify major groups, commodities' and services consumed.
Notes:
*Data represent 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.
The overall CPI for Palestine during August 2019 increased by 0.31% compared with July 2019 (by 0.32% in the West Bank**, by 0.28% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.15% in Jerusalem J1*).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for August 2019 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 8.74% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 4.58% |
|
Eggs |
+ 4.41% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 3.10% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 1.36% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
+ 0.73% |
|
Gas |
- 1.18% |
|
Fresh Meat |
- 0.81% |
The table shows monthly percent changes in CPI by Palestinian regions for the months: January – August 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 |
|
August 2019 |
+ 0.31 |
+ 0.32 |
+ 0.28 |
+ 0.15 |
• The base year of Consumer Price Index has been updated to be 2018.
• Reliance on the new version of the Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose COICOP – 2018 issued by the United Nation Statistic Division (UNSD), to classify major groups, commodities' and services consumed.
Notes:
*Data represent 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.