Monthly Consumer Price Index Numbers by Major Groups of Expenditure and Region for Months of April 2016 Compared with April 2015

(Base Year 2010=100)

 

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Major Groups of Expenditure

Palestine

Apr. 2015

Apr. 2016

% Change

Food and soft drinks

108.50

106.37

-1.97

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

162.85

174.19

6.96

Textiles, clothing and footwear

108.86

111.54

2.46

Housing

109.57

105.13

-4.05

Furniture, household goods 

105.14

105.81

0.64

Medical care

115.73

117.23

1.30

Transportation

101.86

101.58

-0.27

Communications

96.12

94.27

-1.92

Recreational, cultural goods & services

101.39

101.74

0.34

Education

119.91

124.46

3.80

Restaurants and cafes

121.54

125.46

3.23

Miscellaneous goods and services

118.48

118.02

-0.39

All items of consumer price index

111.34

111.03

-0.28


Major Groups of Expenditure

Jerusalem J1*

Apr. 2015

Apr. 2016

% Change

Food and soft drinks

110.81

105.18

-5.07

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

163.47

174.85

6.96

Textiles, clothing and footwear

121.74

124.12

1.95

Housing

115.83

113.05

-2.40

Furniture, household goods 

120.17

121.96

1.48

Medical care

122.32

120.84

-1.21

Transportation

113.71

105.96

-6.81

Communications

99.99

96.65

-3.34

Recreational, cultural goods & services

106.48

104.96

-1.43

Education

117.62

120.24

2.23

Restaurants and cafes

111.68

115.12

3.09

Miscellaneous goods and services

102.87

103.08

0.21

All items of consumer price index

113.86

111.52

-2.06


Major Groups of Expenditure

Gaza Strip

Apr. 2015

Apr. 2016

% Change

Food and soft drinks

104.91

104.86

-0.05

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

144.15

158.75

10.13

Textiles, clothing and footwear

87.65

90.17

2.87

Housing

100.90

97.01

-3.85

Furniture, household goods 

92.86

92.23

-0.68

Medical care

98.25

94.84

-3.47

Transportation

112.28

112.19

-0.08

Communications

94.69

92.82

-1.98

Recreational, cultural goods & services

96.71

96.80

0.09

Education

108.85

111.25

2.21

Restaurants and cafes

103.17

112.82

9.35

Miscellaneous goods and services

123.22

121.61

-1.31

All items of consumer price index

105.71

105.69

-0.01


Major Groups of Expenditure

     West Bank**

Apr. 2015

Apr. 2016

% Change

Food and soft drinks

110.77

107.45

-3.00

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

160.50

160.49

0.00

Textiles, clothing and footwear

119.11

120.46

1.14

Housing

113.67

108.55

-4.50

Furniture, household goods 

111.15

112.57

1.28

Medical care

120.49

123.98

2.90

Transportation

100.30

101.49

1.18

Communications

95.80

94.19

-1.68

Recreational, cultural goods & services

104.32

105.21

0.85

Education

125.47

131.25

4.61

Restaurants and cafes

130.94

132.70

1.35

Miscellaneous goods and services

119.41

119.63

0.19

All items of consumer price index

114.08

113.17

-0.80


Jerusalem J1*: Includes that part of Jerusalem 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 which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.