Monthly Consumer Price Index Numbers by Major Groups of Expenditure and Region for Months of August 2019 Compared with July 2019

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Major Groups of Expenditure	Palestine
Major Groups of Expenditure	Jul. 2019	Aug. 2019	% Change
Consumer Price Index	101.88	102.20	0.31
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages	102.52	103.86	1.30
Alcholoic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics	101.43	101.43	0.00
Clothing and Footwear	98.24	97.71	-0.54
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels	99.75	99.22	-0.54
Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Houshold Maintenance	98.84	99.10	0.26
Health	99.08	98.66	-0.43
Transport	99.60	99.73	0.14
Information and Communication	96.67	96.81	0.14
Recreation, Sport, Culture, Gardens and Pets	118.21	116.45	-1.49
Education Services	101.02	101.02	0.00
Resturants and Accomodation Services	103.17	103.91	0.71
Insurance and Financial Services	99.65	99.56	-0.09
Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services	108.48	108.55	0.06

Major Groups of Expenditure	Jerusalem J1*
Major Groups of Expenditure	Jul. 2019	Aug. 2019	% Change
Consumer Price Index	102.26	102.41	0.15
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages	102.78	103.60	0.80
Alcholoic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics	101.08	100.34	-0.73
Clothing and Footwear	95.24	94.90	-0.36
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels	100.82	100.07	-0.74
Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Houshold Maintenance	99.20	99.13	-0.07
Health	97.65	97.65	0.00
Transport	96.17	96.88	0.73
Information and Communication	95.77	95.83	0.07
Recreation, Sport, Culture, Gardens and Pets	118.77	117.27	-1.26
Education Services	102.37	102.37	0.00
Resturants and Accomodation Services	124.73	124.75	0.02
Insurance and Financial Services	106.39	106.39	-0.01
Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services	107.43	107.71	0.26

Major Groups of Expenditure	Gaza Strip
Major Groups of Expenditure	Jul. 2019	Aug. 2019	% Change
Consumer Price Index	100.14	100.42	0.28
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages	97.85	99.29	1.47
Alcholoic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics	104.19	104.86	0.65
Clothing and Footwear	102.04	101.24	-0.78
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels	98.82	97.50	-1.34
Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Houshold Maintenance	100.16	100.01	-0.15
Health	94.87	93.65	-1.29
Transport	100.20	100.10	-0.11
Information and Communication	97.19	97.04	-0.15
Recreation, Sport, Culture, Gardens and Pets	116.99	115.69	-1.11
Education Services	98.92	98.92	0.00
Resturants and Accomodation Services	103.06	105.21	2.08
Insurance and Financial Services	96.54	96.39	-0.16
Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services	107.49	107.49	0.00

Major Groups of Expenditure	West Bank**
Major Groups of Expenditure	Jul. 2019	Aug. 2019	% Change
Consumer Price Index	102.15	102.48	0.32
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages	103.55	104.78	1.19
Alcholoic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics	100.85	100.87	0.02
Clothing and Footwear	97.47	96.98	-0.50
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels	99.79	99.65	-0.15
Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Houshold Maintenance	98.37	98.81	0.44
Health	100.83	100.67	-0.15
Transport	100.10	100.17	0.07
Information and Communication	96.61	96.84	0.24
Recreation, Sport, Culture, Gardens and Pets	118.48	116.49	-1.68
Education Services	101.45	101.45	0.00
Resturants and Accomodation Services	99.87	100.25	0.38
Insurance and Financial Services	99.24	99.17	-0.07
Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services	109.05	109.09	0.04

J1* those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
**Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.