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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, September, 09/2015
Sharp Increase in the CPI during September 2015 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during September 2015 increased by 1.24% compared with August 2015 (by 1.39% in the West Bank, and by 1.28% in Gaza Strip, while it decreased by 0.30% in Jerusalem J1*).
The CPI during September 2015 increased by 1.50% compared with September 2014 (by 2.39% in the West Bank, 1.13% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.17% in Jerusalem J1*).
The CPI during the first nine months of 2015 increased by 1.40% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 1.70% in Gaza Strip, 1.03% in the West Bank, and by 0.32% in Jerusalem J1*).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Palestine for September 2015 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Change |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 26.75% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 24.14% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 12.34% |
|
Eggs |
+ 10.06% |
|
Fresh Meat |
+ 2.38% |
|
Medical Care |
+ 1.22% |
|
Textiles, Clothing and Footwear |
+ 1.20% |
|
Milk Products |
+ 1.12% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Cars |
- 3.87% |
|
Liquid Fuel for House |
- 2.31% |
|
Electricity Tariff |
-1.32% |
|
Fresh Fish |
-1.19% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
-1.15% |
The trend line for the consumer price index
in Palestine for September 2014 – September 2015
(Base Year 2010=100)
Note:
Jerusalem J1*: those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967
The data of West Bank doesn't cover Jerusalem J1*.