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

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Major Groups of Expenditure	Palestine
Major Groups of Expenditure	Jan. 2018	Feb. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	103.41	103.42	0.01
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	160.69	160.23	-0.29
Textiles, clothing and footwear	111.44	110.77	-0.60
Housing	110.32	110.45	0.12
Furniture, household goods	105.62	105.51	-0.11
Medical care	120.94	121.14	0.16
Transportation	100.95	101.30	0.35
Communications	95.49	95.42	-0.08
Recreational, cultural goods & services	104.95	104.19	-0.72
Education	120.81	120.81	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	126.61	125.74	-0.68
Miscellaneous goods and services	121.73	121.56	-0.13
All items of consumer price index	110.35	110.30	-0.05

Major Groups of Expenditure	Jerusalem J1*
Major Groups of Expenditure	Jan. 2018	Feb. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	109.20	108.46	-0.67
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	176.26	176.27	0.00
Textiles, clothing and footwear	125.31	123.20	-1.69
Housing	116.42	116.41	0.00
Furniture, household goods	123.99	122.94	-0.85
Medical care	114.94	114.54	-0.35
Transportation	107.04	107.74	0.65
Communications	97.59	97.54	-0.05
Recreational, cultural goods & services	106.85	106.60	-0.24
Education	129.68	129.68	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	117.98	117.98	0.00
Miscellaneous goods and services	114.96	115.04	0.07
All items of consumer price index	115.39	115.13	-0.22

Major Groups of Expenditure	Gaza Strip
Major Groups of Expenditure	Jan. 2018	Feb. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	101.16	100.70	-0.45
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	138.40	135.37	-2.19
Textiles, clothing and footwear	91.07	91.41	0.37
Housing	101.15	101.48	0.33
Furniture, household goods	91.14	91.64	0.54
Medical care	100.60	101.22	0.61
Transportation	108.79	108.83	0.03
Communications	94.29	94.22	-0.08
Recreational, cultural goods & services	98.07	96.43	-1.67
Education	100.35	100.35	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	108.45	106.19	-2.09
Miscellaneous goods and services	123.81	123.39	-0.34
All items of consumer price index	103.87	103.59	-0.27

Major Groups of Expenditure	West Bank**
Major Groups of Expenditure	Jan. 2018	Feb. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	104.45	104.80	0.34
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	162.77	162.78	0.00
Textiles, clothing and footwear	119.63	118.48	-0.96
Housing	114.27	114.31	0.04
Furniture, household goods	113.11	112.68	-0.39
Medical care	127.27	127.38	0.09
Transportation	100.93	101.25	0.31
Communications	95.39	95.30	-0.09
Recreational, cultural goods & services	109.87	109.66	-0.20
Education	129.11	129.11	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	135.97	135.42	-0.40
Miscellaneous goods and services	122.52	122.47	-0.04
All items of consumer price index	113.18	113.25	0.06

*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.