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PCBS | The Consumer Price Index During, 2017.

Slight Increase in the CPI during 2017


The overall CPI for Palestine during 2017 slightly increased by 0.21% compared with 2016 (by 2.18% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.11% in Gaza Strip, while it slightly decreased by 0.01% in the West Bank**).

The change in CPI in Palestine for 2017 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure major and sub groups compared with the previous year:

 

Major and Sub Groups

%Change

Housing Services

+ 3.41%

  Gas

+ 8.99%

  Liquid Fuel for House

+ 6.36%

  Electricity Tariff

+ 2.16%

Medical Care

+ 1.62%

Food and Soft Drinks

- 0.97%

  Fresh Meat

- 11.13%

  Flour

- 5.67%

  Dried Vegetables

- 3.99%

  Rice

- 3.72%

  Fresh Poultry

- 2.46%

  Potatoes and other Tubers

+ 6.07%

  Fresh Vegetables

+ 5.90%

  Eggs

+ 5.73%

Education Services

- 0.61%

 

 

The table shows yearly percent change in CPI by region for the period 2004 –2017:

 

Year

Yearly Percent Change

Palestine

West Bank**

Gaza Strip

Jerusal-em J1*

2004

+ 3.00

+ 2.89

+ 3.18

+ 4.42

2005

+ 4.11

+ 4.00

+ 2.45

+ 5.10

2006

+ 3.84

+ 5.02

+ 4.64

+ 1.77

2007

+ 1.86

+ 0.75

+ 1.56

+ 3.10

2008

+ 9.89

+ 9.81

+ 13.98

+ 7.12

2009

+ 2.75

+ 0.57

+ 4.42

+ 3.54

2010

+ 3.75

+ 4.24

+ 1.72

+ 5.25

2011

+ 2.88

+ 3.54

+ 0.57

+ 4.13

2012

+ 2.78

+ 4.08

+ 0.48

+ 3.23

2013

+ 1.72

+ 3.10

- 0.76

+ 1.81

2014

+ 1.73

+ 1.20

+ 2.85

+ 3.84

2015

+ 1.43

+ 1.29

+ 1.77

+ 0.33

2016

- 0.22

- 0.08

- 0.84

- 0.96

2017

+ 0.21

- 0.01

+ 0.11

+ 2.18

Cum.

+ 47.47

+ 48.31

+ 41.70

+ 55.12

 

The table shows monthly percent changes in CPI by region for the months of 2017:

 

Month

Monthly Percent Change

Palestine

West Bank**

Gaza Strip

Jerusal-em J1*

January

+ 0.14

+ 0.03

+ 0.38

+ 1.02

February

+ 0.62

+ 0.78

+ 0.40

+ 0.35

March

+ 1.08

+ 0.22

+ 2.33

- 0.70

April

- 0.50

- 1.01

+ 0.13

+ 0.61

May

- 0.84

- 0.50

- 1.62

- 0.17

June

- 0.96

- 0.90

- 1.61

- 0.29

July

- 0.15

+ 0.36

- 0.58

- 0.13

August

+ 0.56

+ 0.57

+ 0.31

+ 0.47

September

+ 0.65

+ 0.14

+ 1.39

+ 0.28

October

+ 0.20

- 0.08

+ 0.65

+ 0.08

November

- 0.38

- 0.17

- 0.96

- 0.16

December

- 0.41

- 0.43

- 0.44

+ 0.07

2017

+ 0.21

- 0.01

+ 0.11

+ 2.18

 

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