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PCBS | PCBS: The Consumer Price Index During, September, 09/2019.

Increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during September, 09/2019


The overall CPI for Palestine during September 2019 increased by 0.33% compared with August 2019 (by 0.69% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.26% in the West Bank**, while it slightly decreased by 0.09% in Jerusalem J1*).

The changes in Palestinian CPI for September 2019 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:

Sub Groups

Percent Change

Fresh Vegetables

+ 12.81%

Fresh Chicken

+ 6.10%

Dried Vegetables

+ 5.18%

Eggs

+ 1.48%

Fresh Fruit

- 6.04%

Liquid Fuel for Car "Diesel"

- 3.23%

Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol"

- 1.22%

Fish, Live, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen

- 0.99%

Fresh Meat

- 0.93%


The Palestinian CPI during September 2019 increased by 2.28% compared with September 2018 (by 2.33% in the West Bank**, by 1.62% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 1.05% in Gaza Strip).

The table shows monthly percent changes in CPI by Palestinian regions for the months: January – September 2019:

Month

Monthly Percent Change

Palestine

West Bank*

Gaza Strip

Jerusal-em J1*

January 2019

+ 0.01

+ 0.01

+ 0.15

- 0.19

February 2019

- 0.05

+ 0.17

- 0.57

- 0.49

March 2019

+ 0.85

+ 0.88

+ 0.89

+ 0.57

April 2019

+ 0.85

+ 1.09

+ 0.07

+ 0.76

May 2019

+ 0.43

- 0.14

+ 1.12

+ 1.89

June 2019

- 0.48

- 0.34

- 1.26

- 0.01

July 2019

+ 0.18

+ 0.32

- 0.38

+ 0.16

August 2019

+ 0.31

+ 0.32

+ 0.28

+ 0.15

September 2019

+ 0.33

+ 0.26

+ 0.69

- 0.09

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