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Decrease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during October, 10/2019
The overall CPI for Palestine during October 2019 decreased by 0.31% compared with September 2019 (by 1.05% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.21% in the West Bank**, while it slightly increased by 0.09% in Jerusalem J1*).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for October 2019 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 9.11% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 5.14% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
- 4.35% |
|
Vegetable Oil |
- 2.03% |
|
Eggs |
+ 14.91% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 2.30% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Diesel" |
+ 2.11% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol" |
+ 1.28% |
The Palestinian CPI during October 2019 increased by 1.59% compared with October 2018 (by 1.95% in the West Bank**, and by 1.45% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.40% in Gaza Strip).
The table shows monthly percent changes in CPI by Palestinian regions for the months: January – October 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 |
|
September 2019 |
+ 0.33 |
+ 0.26 |
+ 0.69 |
- 0.09 |
|
October 2019 |
- 0.31 |
- 0.21 |
- 1.05 |
+ 0.09 |