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PCBS | PCBS: The Consumer Price Index During, June, 06/2018.

 Palestinian Consumer Price Index (CPI) during June, 06/2018

Increase in the CPI during June 2018

 

The overall CPI for Palestine during June 2018 increased by 0.93% compared with May 2018 (by 0.98% in the West Bank**, by 0.54% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.52%  in Gaza Strip).

 

The changes in Palestinian CPI for June 2018 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:

 

Sub Groups

Percent Change

Dried Vegetables

+ 13.87%

Fresh Vegetables

+ 10.54%

Potatoes and other Tubers

+ 4.57%

Fresh Meat

+ 4.42%

Gas

+ 3.68%

Liquid Fuel for House

+ 2.37%

Liquid Fuel for Cars

+ 2.03%

Education

+ 1.73%

Vegetable Oils

+ 1.28%

Eggs

- 6.93%

Fresh Fruit

- 6.41%

Fresh Poultry

- 1.49%

Fresh Fish

- 1.43%

 

 

The Palestinian CPI during June 2018 increased by 1.02% compared with June 2017 (by 2.30% in the West Bank**, and by 1.59% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 0.80% in Gaza Strip).

 

The Palestinian CPI during the first half of 2018 decreased by 0.76% compared with the same period of the previous year (by 1.76% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.34% in the West Bank**, while it increased by 0.41% in Jerusalem J1*).

 

The table shows percent changes in CPI by Palestinian regions for the period

January – June 2018:

 

Month

Percent Change

Palestine

West Bank**

Gaza Strip

Jerusal-em J1*

January 2018

- 0.13

+ 0.16

+ 0.37

-0.27

February 2018

- 0.05

+ 0.06

- 0.27

- 0.22

March 2018

- 0.12

- 0.09

- 0.51

- 0.09

Quarter 1.2018

- 0.60

- 0.18

- 0.60

- 0.46

April 2018

+ 0.32

+ 0.57

- 0.31

+ 0.70

May 2018

- 0.41

+ 0.22

- 0.94

+ 0.31

June 2018

+ 0.93

+ 0.98

+ 0.52

+ 0.54

Quarter 2.2018

+ 0.26

+ 1.01

- 1.19

+ 0.96

First Half 2018

- 0.76

- 0.34

- 1.76

+ 0.41

 

 

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