Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Prices of fresh vegetables and fruits continue to decline for the second month in a row, which, in return, led to a decrease in the Consumer Price Index CPI
during November,11/2021
The overall CPI for Palestine during November 2021 recorded a decrease by 0.27% compared with October 2021 (0.61% in Gaza Strip, 0.19% in the West Bank**, and 0.11% in Jerusalem J1*).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for November 2021 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
Fresh Vegetables |
- 11.88% |
Fresh Fruit |
- 8.17% |
Dried Vegetables |
- 6.98% |
Eggs |
- 4.85% |
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 1.77% |
Fish, Live, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen |
- 1.02% |
Fresh Meat |
- 0.65% |
Flour of Cereals (Flour) |
+ 3.52% |
Vegetable Oil |
+ 3.26% |
Fresh Chicken |
+ 2.61% |
Sugar, Confectionery and Desserts |
+ 2.55% |
Rice |
+ 1.22% |
The Palestinian CPI during November 2021 increased by 1.38% compared with November 2020 (2.07% in Jerusalem J1*, 1.65% in the West Bank**, and 0.11% in Gaza Strip).
Notice for Users:
· Due to COVID-19 pandemic and inability to conduct face-to-face interview, data for Consumer Price Index has been collected using mobile phones, in all of the Palestinian Governorates’ interviews.
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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