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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Decrease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Palestine during 2020 by 0.73%
The overall CPI for Palestine during 2020 Recorded a Decrease by 0.73% compared with 2019 (by 0.90% in the West Bank**, by 0.52% in Gaza Strip, while it Increased by 0.74% in Jerusalem J1*).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for 2020 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure major and sub groups compared with previous year:
|
Major and Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol" |
- 10.19% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
- 7.74% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 7.15% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
- 6.37% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Diesel" |
- 3.76% |
|
Clothing and Footwear |
- 3.33% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 1.21% |
|
Gas |
- 1.06% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 10.66% |
|
Eggs |
+ 4.87% |
|
Short Grain Rice |
+ 3.18% |
|
Passenger transport by road |
+ 1.92% |
Yearly percent changes in Consumer price index in Palestine for: 2004 – 2020
Monthly percent changes in Consumer price index in Palestine for the months of 2020
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.
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