Monthly Consumer Price Index Numbers by Major Groups of Expenditure and Region for Months of January 2019 Compared with December 2018

(Base Year 2018=100)

 

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Major Groups of Expenditure

Palestine

Dec. 2018

Jan. 2019

% Change

Consumer Price Index

100.06

100.07

0.01

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

100.33

101.24

0.90

Alcholoic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics

100.46

100.56

0.10

Clothing and Footwear

98.75

97.84

-0.92

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels

100.44

100.54

0.11

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Houshold Maintenance

98.91

98.58

-0.34

Health

99.59

99.51

-0.08

Transport 

99.84

98.66

-1.18

Information and Communication

99.30

99.24

-0.06

Recreation, Sport, Culture, Gardens and Pets

100.55

100.50

-0.05

Education Services

102.78

102.78

0.00

Resturants and Accomodation Services

99.80

99.19

-0.61

Insurance and Financial Services

99.62

99.62

0.00

Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services 

99.99

99.92

-0.07


Major Groups of Expenditure

Jerusalem J1*

Dec. 2018

Jan. 2019

% Change

Consumer Price Index

99.57

99.37

-0.19

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

99.02

100.76

1.75

Alcholoic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics

100.31

101.00

0.69

Clothing and Footwear

96.82

93.68

-3.25

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels

99.70

99.95

0.25

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Houshold Maintenance

98.76

98.87

0.11

Health

100.27

98.98

-1.29

Transport 

100.27

96.02

-4.24

Information and Communication

98.00

98.18

0.18

Recreation, Sport, Culture, Gardens and Pets

100.71

100.59

-0.12

Education Services

101.10

101.10

0.00

Resturants and Accomodation Services

100.01

105.46

5.45

Insurance and Financial Services

100.08

100.08

0.00

Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services 

100.11

100.10

-0.01


Major Groups of Expenditure

Gaza Strip

Dec. 2018

Jan. 2019

% Change

Consumer Price Index

100.14

100.29

0.15

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

100.72

101.52

0.80

Alcholoic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics

102.42

102.48

0.06

Clothing and Footwear

100.36

101.14

0.78

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels

101.88

101.98

0.10

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Houshold Maintenance

99.74

99.08

-0.66

Health

97.76

98.11

0.36

Transport 

98.97

98.96

-0.01

Information and Communication

98.94

98.62

-0.32

Recreation, Sport, Culture, Gardens and Pets

100.74

100.47

-0.27

Education Services

101.97

101.97

0.00

Resturants and Accomodation Services

99.65

96.51

-3.16

Insurance and Financial Services

96.74

96.74

0.00

Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services 

99.75

99.42

-0.33


Major Groups of Expenditure

    West Bank**

Dec. 2018

Jan. 2019

% Change

Consumer Price Index

100.15

100.16

0.01

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

100.44

101.30

0.85

Alcholoic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics

100.05

100.03

-0.02

Clothing and Footwear

98.56

97.49

-1.08

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels

100.06

100.13

0.07

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Houshold Maintenance

98.70

98.37

-0.34

Health

100.21

100.09

-0.12

Transport 

99.90

99.06

-0.84

Information and Communication

99.67

99.65

-0.02

Recreation, Sport, Culture, Gardens and Pets

100.45

100.49

0.05

Education Services

103.28

103.28

0.00

Resturants and Accomodation Services

99.81

99.06

-0.75

Insurance and Financial Services

101.25

101.25

0.00

Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services 

100.04

100.04

0.00


Note: The CPI for 12/2018 was re-calculated using the new methodology for monthly comparison purposes.

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.