Monthly Consumer Price Index Numbers by Major Groups of Expenditure and Region for Months of March 2018 Compared with March 2017

(Base Year 2010=100)

 

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Major Groups of Expenditure

Palestine

Mar. 2017

Mar. 2018

% Change

Food and soft drinks

109.00

103.14

-5.38

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

166.38

164.48

-1.15

Textiles, clothing and footwear

112.84

110.22

-2.32

Housing

110.12

109.64

-0.44

Furniture, household goods 

106.45

105.34

-1.04

Medical care

119.81

121.42

1.34

Transportation

101.97

100.47

-1.47

Communications

94.75

95.95

1.26

Recreational, cultural goods & services

102.62

103.95

1.29

Education

124.59

120.57

-3.23

Restaurants and cafes

127.46

126.79

-0.52

Miscellaneous goods and services

119.24

121.38

1.80

All items of consumer price index

112.55

110.17

-2.11


Major Groups of Expenditure

Jerusalem J1*

Mar. 2017

Mar. 2018

% Change

Food and soft drinks

109.13

108.47

-0.60

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

173.65

176.26

1.51

Textiles, clothing and footwear

127.89

123.44

-3.48

Housing

116.24

116.23

-0.01

Furniture, household goods 

126.36

123.08

-2.60

Medical care

119.71

114.58

-4.28

Transportation

107.48

106.66

-0.77

Communications

96.93

98.01

1.11

Recreational, cultural goods & services

107.79

107.20

-0.55

Education

129.89

129.68

-0.16

Restaurants and cafes

119.88

117.98

-1.58

Miscellaneous goods and services

108.77

115.35

6.05

All items of consumer price index

114.83

115.03

0.17


Major Groups of Expenditure

Gaza Strip

Mar. 2017

Mar. 2018

% Change

Food and soft drinks

106.41

99.05

-6.92

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

150.07

142.74

-4.88

Textiles, clothing and footwear

93.01

91.14

-2.01

Housing

100.41

101.14

0.72

Furniture, household goods 

92.27

91.67

-0.65

Medical care

94.76

101.90

7.53

Transportation

110.87

109.05

-1.65

Communications

93.41

94.76

1.44

Recreational, cultural goods & services

96.42

96.28

-0.15

Education

107.53

101.61

-5.51

Restaurants and cafes

118.22

108.48

-8.24

Miscellaneous goods and services

120.80

122.60

1.49

All items of consumer price index

106.40

103.07

-3.13


Major Groups of Expenditure

     West Bank**

Mar. 2017

Mar. 2018

% Change

Food and soft drinks

110.92

105.53

-4.86

Al coholic Beverages and tobacco

159.44

162.75

2.08

Textiles, clothing and footwear

120.11

117.72

-1.99

Housing

114.51

113.32

-1.04

Furniture, household goods 

113.36

112.31

-0.93

Medical care

127.55

127.49

-0.05

Transportation

101.96

100.16

-1.77

Communications

94.69

95.85

1.22

Recreational, cultural goods & services

106.52

109.12

2.44

Education

131.72

127.81

-2.97

Restaurants and cafes

132.66

136.07

2.57

Miscellaneous goods and services

121.27

122.30

0.84

All items of consumer price index

115.32

113.15

-1.89


*Data included those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
**Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.