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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
The Consumer Price Index in Palestine recorded an increase in the prices of bread and flour and a decrease in the prices of fresh vegetables and poultry during May, 05/2022
Consumer price indicates an increase in the consumer price index in Palestine by 3.43%, 4.65% in Jerusalem J1*, 3.41% in Gaza Strip, and 3.19% in the West Bank**, during May 2022 compared with the corresponding month of the previous year.
Compared with April 2022; Consumer Price Index indicate a stability during May 2022 despite the increase in the prices of bread and flour as a result of the decline in the prices of fresh vegetables and poultry
The overall Consumer Price Index CPI in Palestine during May 2022 recorded a slightly decrease by 0.27% compared with April 2022 (1.47% in Gaza Strip, with a slight decrease by 0.05% in the West Bank**, while the CPI increased by 0.56% in Jerusalem J1*).
The changes in Palestinian CPI during May 2022 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 20.25% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
- 11.43% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 8.42% |
|
Eggs |
- 5.38% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 1.08% |
|
Bread |
+ 8.44% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 6.87% |
|
Flour of Cereals "White Flour" |
+ 5.82% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
+ 3.39% |
|
Rice |
+ 0.90% |
|
Fish, Live, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen |
+ 0.84% |
Notes:
*Data represent 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.
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