Monthly Consumer Price Index Numbers by Major Groups for months of January - December 2006 and Percent Changes from Average of 2005

Major Groups of Expenditure	Palestinian Territory
Major Groups of Expenditure	Ave. 2005	Jan. 2006	Feb.2006	Mar.2006	Apr.2006	May.2006	June.2006	July.2006	Aug.2006	Sep.2006	Oct.2006	Nov.2006	Dec.2006	Average	% Change
Food and soft drinks	103.90	105.43	106.50	107.92	108.61	111.62	110.79	111.81	111.00	112.32	112.14	112.58	112.14	110.24	6.10
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	106.47	107.08	108.04	108.10	108.88	108.06	109.28	109.67	110.02	109.87	110.71	110.21	110.44	109.20	2.56
Textiles, clothing and footwear	100.27	102.29	103.88	101.49	101.56	100.37	100.68	99.40	99.51	101.68	100.73	101.13	101.69	101.20	0.93
Housing	111.37	115.37	117.36	117.04	116.24	116.26	116.24	116.17	116.18	115.31	114.63	114.63	115.75	115.93	4.10
Furniture, household goods	99.94	100.08	99.73	99.56	98.26	99.71	99.90	96.56	95.89	99.23	100.92	100.40	101.53	99.31	-0.62
Medical care	102.16	101.60	101.10	101.43	100.47	101.81	101.70	101.52	101.38	101.50	101.46	101.94	102.12	101.50	-0.64
Transportation	106.33	110.38	111.58	110.97	112.22	113.84	113.80	113.78	114.26	113.63	111.58	111.63	112.11	112.48	5.79
Communications	103.66	107.66	107.78	108.21	107.80	107.90	107.78	108.02	108.02	107.87	108.09	108.07	108.93	108.01	4.20
Recreational, cultural goods & services	99.36	99.42	97.61	96.62	98.37	97.91	96.92	98.15	98.07	97.93	97.91	98.03	98.50	97.95	-1.42
Education	100.60	101.90	101.90	101.90	101.90	101.90	101.90	101.90	101.90	102.88	102.88	102.15	102.04	102.10	1.49
Restaurants and cafes	105.65	106.88	106.88	106.88	106.88	106.88	106.88	106.88	106.88	106.88	107.19	106.96	110.36	107.20	1.47
Miscellaneous goods and services	103.15	105.50	106.87	107.51	108.08	106.99	107.22	106.67	106.48	108.01	108.09	108.57	108.64	107.39	4.10
All items of consumer price index	104.11	106.00	106.83	107.12	107.43	108.68	108.41	108.53	108.24	109.05	108.80	108.96	109.22	108.11	3.84

Major Groups of Expenditure	Jerusalem
Major Groups of Expenditure	Ave. 2005	Jan. 2006	Feb.2006	Mar.2006	Apr.2006	May.2006	June.2006	July.2006	Aug.2006	Sep.2006	Oct.2006	Nov.2006	Dec.2006	Average	% Change
Food and soft drinks	105.80	107.30	107.45	108.10	106.74	110.23	108.52	109.67	109.77	110.84	110.68	110.41	110.62	109.20	3.21
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	106.70	106.28	106.90	106.60	106.94	106.90	106.90	106.90	107.22	106.93	106.93	104.23	104.23	106.41	-0.27
Textiles, clothing and footwear	102.17	99.43	100.20	97.27	99.27	98.29	98.28	98.45	97.83	99.73	98.36	99.66	99.42	98.85	-3.25
Housing	108.63	115.04	116.57	116.56	116.60	117.05	117.04	117.10	117.15	117.21	117.04	117.16	117.55	116.84	7.55
Furniture, household goods	97.65	99.29	99.50	99.17	96.86	98.23	99.15	94.97	94.18	96.54	99.34	99.08	101.01	98.11	0.47
Medical care	103.67	100.95	100.42	100.19	99.96	100.14	100.21	100.21	100.15	99.54	99.54	101.21	100.49	100.25	-3.30
Transportation	107.86	106.64	108.10	106.63	108.41	110.23	110.23	110.22	110.81	109.74	106.98	107.09	107.16	108.52	0.61
Communications	102.04	103.10	103.11	103.11	103.11	103.11	103.11	103.11	103.11	103.11	103.11	102.91	104.28	103.19	1.12
Recreational, cultural goods & services	103.08	101.83	101.98	100.26	103.01	101.65	101.67	102.51	102.49	102.13	101.30	101.75	102.32	101.91	-1.13
Education	102.32	102.53	102.53	102.53	102.53	102.53	102.53	102.53	102.53	103.92	103.92	102.42	102.42	102.74	0.42
Restaurants and cafes	107.01	108.99	108.99	108.99	108.99	108.99	108.99	108.99	108.99	108.99	108.99	108.21	112.78	109.24	2.09
Miscellaneous goods and services	104.26	102.83	103.12	104.26	104.71	103.29	103.27	102.94	102.61	104.20	104.09	104.09	104.05	103.62	-0.61
All items of consumer price index	105.10	105.96	106.47	106.26	106.18	107.48	106.98	107.12	107.13	107.74	107.36	107.26	107.65	106.96	1.77

Major Groups of Expenditure	Gaza Strip
Major Groups of Expenditure	Ave. 2005	Jan. 2006	Feb.2006	Mar.2006	Apr.2006	May.2006	June.2006	July.2006	Aug.2006	Sep.2006	Oct.2006	Nov.2006	Dec.2006	Average	% Change
Food and soft drinks	102.31	101.76	104.78	107.27	108.92	112.92	111.77	114.29	114.41	113.79	112.45	112.09	112.65	110.59	8.09
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	105.75	105.62	106.18	106.83	107.33	105.36	105.87	106.81	106.81	106.81	109.32	110.15	110.15	107.27	1.44
Textiles, clothing and footwear	98.85	101.82	105.22	102.24	102.40	100.79	101.01	97.53	97.55	100.82	99.59	98.54	99.89	100.62	1.78
Housing	107.08	109.17	110.65	110.28	110.24	110.40	110.38	110.37	109.96	105.43	105.41	105.23	105.72	108.60	1.43
Furniture, household goods	100.52	99.48	98.56	97.92	98.30	98.13	99.03	97.47	98.14	100.13	100.77	100.43	100.76	99.09	-1.42
Medical care	99.79	100.85	100.12	101.30	98.95	102.28	101.17	101.03	100.48	101.28	101.65	101.09	101.82	101.00	1.22
Transportation	108.78	112.17	113.12	112.94	113.70	114.78	114.74	114.65	114.83	114.80	113.51	113.56	116.37	114.10	4.89
Communications	104.12	107.21	107.71	108.55	107.80	108.11	107.80	108.48	108.48	107.80	108.56	108.69	111.20	108.37	4.07
Recreational, cultural goods & services	96.39	97.10	94.73	93.21	94.22	95.01	92.61	95.50	95.39	95.11	95.16	95.68	95.24	94.91	-1.53
Education	100.30	107.16	107.16	107.16	107.16	107.16	107.16	107.16	107.16	110.09	110.09	110.09	110.09	108.14	7.81
Restaurants and cafes	100.15	101.58	101.58	101.58	101.58	101.58	101.58	101.58	101.58	101.58	103.19	103.74	106.83	102.33	2.17
Miscellaneous goods and services	100.39	103.81	106.48	106.28	106.70	105.71	106.52	105.83	105.50	106.56	107.31	108.49	108.30	106.46	6.05
All items of consumer price index	102.45	103.56	105.16	105.82	106.56	108.14	107.63	108.45	108.47	108.35	107.90	107.78	108.55	107.20	4.64

Major Groups of Expenditure	R. West Bank
Major Groups of Expenditure	Ave. 2005	Jan. 2006	Feb.2006	Mar.2006	Apr.2006	May.2006	June.2006	July.2006	Aug.2006	Sep.2006	Oct.2006	Nov.2006	Dec.2006	Average	% Change
Food and soft drinks	103.76	106.89	107.26	107.88	109.61	112.02	112.54	113.12	110.68	112.83	113.15	114.92	112.59	111.12	7.10
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	106.63	109.49	110.57	111.21	112.40	111.85	113.85	114.34	115.19	115.22	114.37	114.99	115.59	113.26	6.22
Textiles, clothing and footwear	97.34	103.48	106.19	105.12	102.57	101.96	102.99	99.98	100.62	103.71	103.54	103.53	104.28	103.16	5.99
Housing	115.73	118.44	120.50	119.88	118.81	116.19	116.17	115.88	116.15	116.54	115.20	115.17	116.84	117.15	1.22
Furniture, household goods	99.73	101.30	99.86	99.98	98.64	100.92	99.96	97.81	96.18	101.87	101.86	100.77	102.78	100.16	0.43
Medical care	103.28	105.78	105.95	106.10	105.43	106.87	106.73	106.17	106.31	106.61	105.90	105.48	106.53	106.16	2.79
Transportation	105.43	111.88	113.13	112.85	114.12	116.03	115.98	115.97	116.58	115.90	113.76	113.80	113.56	114.46	8.56
Communications	103.79	109.35	109.46	110.13	109.43	109.35	109.34	109.43	109.43	109.64	109.60	109.48	109.65	109.52	5.52
Recreational, cultural goods & services	95.58	95.51	91.53	92.58	93.40	92.86	92.36	92.27	92.21	92.07	93.59	93.18	94.47	93.00	-2.69
Education	98.08	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.09	98.09	98.09	97.86	98.01	-0.08
Restaurants and cafes	101.75	103.57	103.57	103.57	103.57	103.57	103.57	103.57	103.57	103.57	103.96	104.21	107.72	104.00	2.21
Miscellaneous goods and services	101.86	105.63	107.50	107.78	109.33	107.45	107.50	107.33	107.32	108.40	108.70	109.38	109.80	108.01	6.04
All items of consumer price index	104.00	107.33	107.91	108.11	108.62	109.50	109.78	109.62	108.75	110.20	109.96	110.60	110.26	109.22	5.02

* West Bank: Excluding those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967.
**Jerusalem J1: those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967