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PCBS | PCBS: The Consumer Price Index During, August, 08/2016.

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

Increase in the Consumer Price Index  during August,08/2016

 

The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during August 2016 increased by 0.35% compared with July 2016 (by 0.77% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.66% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 0.36% in Jerusalem J1*).


The CPI during August 2016 increased by 0.45% compared with August 2015 (by 1.03% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 0.84% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.48% in Gaza Strip).

 

The CPI during the first Eight months of 2016 increased by 0.25% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 0.35% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 1.43% in Jerusalem J1*, and decreased by 0.14% in Gaza Strip).

 

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

 

Sub Groups

Change

Eggs

+ 20.73%

Fresh Poultry

+ 20.31%

Fresh Vegetables

+ 11.16%

Dried Vegetables

+ 4.76%

Potatoes and other Tubers

  + 2.65%

Gas

+ 0.27%

Fresh Fruit

- 8.95%

Fresh Fish

- 6.91%

Liquid Fuel for House

- 3.91%

Liquid Fuel for Cars

- 3.67%

Fresh Meat

- 1.02%

 

 

 

 

The consumer price index in Palestine for August 2015 – August 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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