Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, May,05/2013
Increasing in the CPI during May 2013 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during May 2013 increased by 0.10% compared with April 2013 (increased by 0.96% in the West Bank, and by 0.43% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 1.73% in Gaza Strip).
The CPI during May 2013 increased by 1.45% compared with May 2012 (3.03% in the West Bank, and by 1.27% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 1.86% in Gaza Strip).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May 2013 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared to the previous month:
Sub Groups |
%Change |
Cigarettes& Cigar and Tobacco products |
+ 6.98% |
Fresh fruit |
+ 2.13% |
Poultry |
+ 1.10% |
Potatoes and other tubers |
- 10.61% |
Fuel for Housing |
- 8.26% |
Fuel for transportation |
- 4.06% |
Gas |
- 3.80% |
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.