Decrease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during November,11/2019
The overall CPI for Palestine during November 2019 decreased by 0.31% compared with October 2019 (by 0.37% in Gaza Strip, by 0.32% in the West Bank**, and by 0.17% in Jerusalem J1*).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for November 2019 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
Fresh Vegetables |
- 7.32% |
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 6.85% |
Vegetable Oil |
- 2.81% |
Fresh Chicken |
- 2.46% |
Gas |
- 2.37% |
Fish, Live, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen |
- 1.38% |
Eggs |
+ 6.95% |
Dried Vegetables |
+ 4.39% |
Fresh Fruit |
+ 3.76% |
The Palestinian CPI during November 2019 increased by 1.64% compared with November 2018 (by 2.05% in the West Bank**, and by 1.34% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.33% in Gaza Strip).
The table shows monthly percent changes in CPI by Palestinian regions for the months: January – November 2019:
Month |
Monthly Percent Change |
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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 |
November 2019 |
- 0.31 |
- 0.32 |
- 0.37 |
- 0.17 |