Monthly Consumer Price Index Numbers by Major Groups of Expenditure and Region for Months of April 2018 Compared with April 2017

(Base Year 2010=100)

 

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Major Groups of Expenditure

Palestine

Apr. 2017

Apr. 2018

% Change

Food and soft drinks

107.68

103.96

-3.45

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

168.18

164.64

-2.10

Textiles, clothing and footwear

112.42

110.54

-1.67

Housing

109.70

109.13

-0.52

Furniture, household goods 

106.43

105.58

-0.80

Medical care

119.99

121.33

1.12

Transportation

101.29

100.87

-0.41

Communications

94.96

95.98

1.07

Recreational, cultural goods & services

102.81

104.23

1.38

Education

124.59

120.57

-3.23

Restaurants and cafes

125.17

126.53

1.08

Miscellaneous goods and services

119.28

121.52

1.87

All items of consumer price index

111.98

110.52

-1.31


Major Groups of Expenditure

Jerusalem J1*

Apr. 2017

Apr. 2018

% Change

Food and soft drinks

112.74

109.81

-2.60

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

176.41

176.26

-0.08

Textiles, clothing and footwear

127.51

123.63

-3.04

Housing

116.72

116.34

-0.33

Furniture, household goods 

124.31

123.48

-0.66

Medical care

119.49

113.52

-4.99

Transportation

106.25

109.28

2.85

Communications

97.06

98.01

0.98

Recreational, cultural goods & services

107.46

107.19

-0.24

Education

129.89

129.68

-0.16

Restaurants and cafes

122.12

117.98

-3.39

Miscellaneous goods and services

108.74

115.35

6.08

All items of consumer price index

115.53

115.84

0.27


Major Groups of Expenditure

Gaza Strip

Apr. 2017

Apr. 2018

% Change

Food and soft drinks

107.18

98.55

-8.05

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

152.39

142.97

-6.19

Textiles, clothing and footwear

92.87

89.46

-3.67

Housing

100.12

100.11

0.00

Furniture, household goods 

92.19

91.87

-0.35

Medical care

95.53

102.29

7.07

Transportation

110.74

109.10

-1.48

Communications

93.69

94.70

1.08

Recreational, cultural goods & services

96.30

96.99

0.71

Education

107.53

101.61

-5.51

Restaurants and cafes

106.89

108.16

1.19

Miscellaneous goods and services

120.65

122.98

1.93

All items of consumer price index

106.54

102.74

-3.57


Major Groups of Expenditure

     West Bank**

Apr. 2017

Apr. 2018

% Change

Food and soft drinks

107.97

107.12

-0.78

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

159.49

162.74

2.04

Textiles, clothing and footwear

119.43

119.49

0.05

Housing

113.89

113.00

-0.78

Furniture, household goods 

113.69

112.52

-1.03

Medical care

127.52

127.20

-0.25

Transportation

101.25

100.27

-0.97

Communications

94.91

95.94

1.08

Recreational, cultural goods & services

106.97

109.08

1.97

Education

131.72

127.81

-2.97

Restaurants and cafes

133.70

135.69

1.49

Miscellaneous goods and services

121.49

122.34

0.70

All items of consumer price index

114.16

113.79

-0.32


J1* 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.