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PCBS | The Consumer Price Index During 2022

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

 

The increase in the Consumer Price Index has accumulated over the past two years to reach 5%, by 3.74% in 2022 and by 1.24% in 2021

 

Sharp increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Palestine during 2022 by 3.74% compared with 2021

 

The overall CPI for Palestine during 2022 Recorded a sharp Increase by 3.74% compared with 2021 (4.70% in Jerusalem J1*, 3.74% in the West Bank**, and by 3.16% in Gaza Strip).   

 

The changes in Palestinian CPI for 2022 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure major and sub groups compared with previous year:

 

Major and Sub Groups

%Change

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

+ 6.74%

Corn Oil

+ 20.81%

Fresh Vegetables

+ 19.55%

Other Sugar and Sugar Substitutes

+ 16.39%

Eggs

+ 16.13%

Flour of Cereals "White Flour"

+ 14.36%

Potatoes and Other Tubers

+ 13.29%

Bread

+ 12.02%

Other Non-Alcoholic Beverages "Juice"

+ 10.91%

Fresh Chicken

+ 9.46%

Rice

+ 6.07%

Soft Drinks

+ 4.86%

Fresh Meat

+ 2.48%

Dried Vegetables

- 5.03%

Fresh Fruit

- 2.25%

Transport

+ 3.05%

Liquid Fuel for Car "Diesel"

+ 13.89%

Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol"

+ 8.49%

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels

+ 2.74%

Gas

+ 6.51%

Actual Rentals for Housing

+ 2.23%

Electricity Tariff

+ 1.58%

Alcholoic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics

+ 3.47%

Cigarettes

 

 

 

+ 3.61%

 

 

 

Consumer Price Index increased by 114% in 1996 and until 2022; an increase of 1,136 NIS/ 1,000 NIS of the monthly wages, and if it is calculated since 2004, the CPI is increased by 56%; an increase of 559 NIS/ 1,000 NIS of the monthly wages.

 

Yearly percent changes in Consumer price index in Palestine for: 2004 – 2022

 

 

Monthly percent changes in Consumer price index in Palestine for the months of 2022


 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Please note that the press release in English is brief compared to the Arabic version

 

 

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