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PCBS | PCBS: The Consumer Price Index During, July, 07/2016.

 

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

 

Slight Increase in the Consumer Price Index  during July,07/2016

 

The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during July 2016 slightly increased by 0.07% compared with June 2016 (by 1.04% in the West Bank**, and by 0.20% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 1.45% in Gaza Strip).

 

The CPI during July 2016 increased by 0.34% compared with July 2015 (by 0.35% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 0.85% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.49% in Gaza Strip).

 

The CPI during the first Seven months of 2016 increased by 0.22% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 0.25% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 1.52% in Jerusalem J1*, and slightly decreased by 0.09% in Gaza Strip).

 

The change in (CPI) in Palestine for July 2016 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:

 

Sub Groups

Change

Potatoes and other Tubers

  + 10.13%

Fresh Fruit

+ 5.47%

Gas

+ 3.10%

Fresh Vegetables

+ 2.63%

Eggs

+ 1.42%

Dried Vegetables

+ 1.37%

Fresh Fish

- 4.69%

Fresh Poultry

- 4.49%

Imported Cigarettes

- 3.38%

Flour

- 1.77%

Liquid Fuel for Cars

- 0.72%

Liquid Fuel for House

- 0.49%

 

 

The consumer price index in Palestine for July 2015 – July 2016

(Base Year 2010=100)

 

 

 

Notes:

  • 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.

 

 

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