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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, August, 08/2013
Increase in the CPI during August 2013 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during August 2013 increased by 0.37% compared with July 2013 (increased by 0.79% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.28% in the West Bank, and by 0.11% in Gaza Strip).
The CPI during August 2013 increased by 1.39% compared with August 2012 (2.56% in the West Bank, and by 2.07% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.84% in Gaza Strip).
The CPI during the first eight months of 2013 increased by 1.79% compared with the same period of the previous year (3.17% in the West Bank, 1.90% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.58% in Gaza Strip).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2013 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared to the previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 14.63% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 4.36% |
|
Gas |
+ 3.13% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 2.83% |
|
Fuel Oil for House |
+ 2.59% |
|
Fuel for Cars |
+ 1.89% |
|
Sugar |
- 1.15% |
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.