Decrease in the CPI during May 2018

The overall CPI for Palestine during May 2018 decreased by 0.41% compared with April 2018 (by 0.94% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 0.31% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.22%  in the West Bank**).


The Palestinian CPI during May 2018 decreased by 0.87% compared with May 2017 (by 2.89% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 0.76% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.40% in the West Bank**).

The Palestinian CPI during the first five months of 2018 decreased by 1.11% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 1.95% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.86% in the West Bank**, while it increased by 0.18% in Jerusalem J1*).


Notes:
*Data include those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.

**Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.