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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, October, 10/2013
Increase in the CPI during October 2013 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during October 2013 increased by 0.82% compared with September 2013 (increased by 1.58% in the West Bank, and by 0.91% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.36% in Jerusalem J1*).
The CPI during October 2013 increased by 1.86% compared with October 2012 (3.63% in the West Bank, and by 1.70% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.17% in Gaza Strip).
The CPI during the first Ten months of 2013 increased by 1.66% compared with the same period of the previous year (3.01% in the West Bank, 1.77% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.68% in Gaza Strip).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2013 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared to the previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 21.69% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 11.22% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 2.68% |
|
Eggs |
+ 2.05% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 1.44% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
+ 1.18% |
|
Gas |
+ 0.73% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
- 4.73% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
- 3.64% |
|
Liquid Fuel for House |
- 3.52% |
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.