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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, November, 11/2012
Decrease in the CPI during November 2012 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Palestinian Territory during November 2012 decreased by 0.55% compared with October 2012 (1.18% in the West Bank, 0.04% in Jerusalem J1*, 0.34% in Gaza Strip).
The CPI during November 2012 increased by 2.16% compared with November 2011 (3.57% in the West Bank, 3.53% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.39% in Gaza Strip).
The CPI during the first eleven months of 2012 increased by 2.88% compared with the same period of the previous year (4.21% in the West Bank, 3.24% in Jerusalem J1*, 0.47% in Gaza Strip)
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November 2012 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared to the previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Fresh vegetables |
- 13.46% |
|
Fresh fruit |
- 3.82% |
|
Sugar |
- 3.48% |
|
Fuel for transportation |
- 1.96% |
The trend line for the consumer price index in Palestinian Territory for 2004 – 2011
Note:
* Jerusalem J1: those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967
The data of West Bank doesn't cover Jerusalem J1.