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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Consumer Price Index, March, 03/2013
Decreasing in the CPI during March 2013 compared with previous month
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during March 2013 decreased by 0.50% compared with February 2013 (decreased by 0.68% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.29% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.28% in the West Bank).
The CPI during March 2013 increased by 1.00% compared with March 2012 (2.21% in the West Bank, 0.86% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decrease by 0.33% in Gaza Strip).
The change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2013 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared to the previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Fresh vegetables |
- 10.45% |
|
Eggs |
- 9.88% |
|
Potatoes and other tubers |
- 9.49% |
|
Sugar |
- 3.30% |
|
Education |
+ 4.57% |
|
Fresh poultry |
+ 1.97% |
|
Fresh fruit |
+ 1.29% |
The trend line for the consumer price index in Palestine for 2004 – 2012
Note:
* Jerusalem J1: those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967
The data of West Bank doesn't cover Jerusalem J1.