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Slight decrease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during February,02/2019
The overall CPI for Palestine during February 2019 slightly decreased by 0.05% compared with January 2019 (by 0.57% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.49% in Jerusalem J1*, while it increased by 0.17% in the West Bank**).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for February 2019 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 10.16% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 6.14% |
|
Eggs |
- 2.88% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
+ 3.11% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 2.92% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 2.14% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol" |
+ 1.05% |
The Palestinian CPI during February 2019 increased by 0.44% compared with February 2018 (by 1.22% in the West Bank**, and by 0.13% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 1.03% in Gaza Strip).
Notice:
• The base year of Consumer Price Index has been updated to be 2018.
• Reliance on the new version of the Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose COICOP – 2018 issued by the United Nation division (UN), to classify major groups, commodities' and services consumed.
Notes:
*Data represent those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
**Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
Notice:
• The base year of Consumer Price Index has been updated to be 2018.
• Reliance on the new version of the Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose COICOP – 2018 issued by the United Nation division (UN), to classify major groups, commodities' and services consumed.
Notes:
*Data represent those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
**Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.