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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, April, 04/2013
Decreasing in the CPI during April 2013 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during April 2013 decreased by 0.09% compared with March 2013 (decreased by 0.73% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.21% in Jerusalem J1*, while it increased by 0.13% in the West Bank).
The CPI during April 2013 increased by 1.14% compared with April 2012 (2.23% in the West Bank, 0.91% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 1.04% in Gaza Strip).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April 2013 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared to the previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Fuel for Housing |
- 5.96% |
|
Fuel for transportation |
- 3.93% |
|
Fresh vegetables |
- 2.76% |
|
Eggs |
- 1.93% |
|
Gas |
- 1.03% |
|
Potatoes and other tubers |
+ 11.16% |
|
Fresh fruit |
+ 3.86% |
|
Fresh meat |
+ 2.05% |
|
Fresh poultry |
+ 1.94% |
The trend line for the consumer price index in Palestine for 2004 – 2012
Note:
* Jerusalem J1: those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967
The data of West Bank doesn't cover Jerusalem J1.