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

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Major Groups of Expenditure	Palestine
Major Groups of Expenditure	December. 2017	January. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	102.67	103.41	0.72
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	170.73	160.69	-5.88
Textiles, clothing and footwear	110.78	111.44	0.59
Housing	110.18	110.32	0.12
Furniture, household goods	105.86	105.62	-0.22
Medical care	120.98	120.94	-0.03
Transportation	101.00	100.95	-0.05
Communications	95.45	95.49	0.04
Recreational, cultural goods & services	105.78	104.95	-0.79
Education	120.81	120.81	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	126.76	126.61	-0.12
Miscellaneous goods and services	121.60	121.73	0.11
All items of consumer price index	110.50	110.35	-0.13

Major Groups of Expenditure	Jerusalem J1*
Major Groups of Expenditure	December. 2017	January. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	110.03	109.20	-0.76
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	173.55	176.26	1.56
Textiles, clothing and footwear	126.25	125.31	-0.74
Housing	116.18	116.42	0.20
Furniture, household goods	123.32	123.99	0.54
Medical care	115.78	114.94	-0.72
Transportation	108.42	107.04	-1.26
Communications	97.57	97.59	0.03
Recreational, cultural goods & services	106.91	106.85	-0.06
Education	129.68	129.68	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	117.02	117.98	0.82
Miscellaneous goods and services	114.73	114.96	0.20
All items of consumer price index	115.70	115.39	-0.27

Major Groups of Expenditure	Gaza Strip
Major Groups of Expenditure	December. 2017	January. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	99.22	101.16	1.96
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	153.17	138.40	-9.64
Textiles, clothing and footwear	90.13	91.07	1.04
Housing	101.27	101.15	-0.12
Furniture, household goods	92.11	91.14	-1.05
Medical care	100.15	100.60	0.45
Transportation	108.72	108.79	0.07
Communications	94.25	94.29	0.04
Recreational, cultural goods & services	100.02	98.07	-1.95
Education	100.35	100.35	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	111.14	108.45	-2.42
Miscellaneous goods and services	123.73	123.81	0.06
All items of consumer price index	103.49	103.87	0.37

Major Groups of Expenditure	West Bank**
Major Groups of Expenditure	December. 2017	January. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	104.32	104.45	0.13
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	162.78	162.77	-0.01
Textiles, clothing and footwear	118.64	119.63	0.83
Housing	114.02	114.27	0.22
Furniture, household goods	112.97	113.11	0.13
Medical care	127.40	127.27	-0.10
Transportation	100.82	100.93	0.11
Communications	95.34	95.39	0.04
Recreational, cultural goods & services	109.93	109.87	-0.06
Education	129.11	129.11	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	135.24	135.97	0.54
Miscellaneous goods and services	122.32	122.52	0.17
All items of consumer price index	113.00	113.18	0.16

*The data of Jerusalem J1 includes that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.
**The data of West Bank doesn't include that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.