Monthly Consumer Price Index Numbers by Major Groups of Expenditure and Region for Months of May 2014 Compared with April 2014

(Base Year 2010=100)

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Major Groups of Expenditure	Palestine
Major Groups of Expenditure	Apr. 2014	May. 2014	% Change
Food and soft drinks	104.79	102.25	-2.43
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	136.72	136.88	0.11
Textiles, clothing and footwear	103.40	103.33	-0.06
Housing	114.36	114.46	0.09
Furniture, household goods	100.72	100.95	0.23
Medical care	114.38	114.42	0.04
Transportation	102.92	103.12	0.19
Communications	98.80	98.46	-0.34
Recreational, cultural goods & services	99.30	99.98	0.68
Education	115.27	115.27	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	118.85	119.25	0.33
Miscellaneous goods and services	116.56	116.19	-0.32
All items of consumer price index	108.48	107.61	-0.80

Major Groups of Expenditure	*Jerusalem J1
Major Groups of Expenditure	Apr. 2014	May. 2014	% Change
Food and soft drinks	112.13	109.46	-2.37
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	155.16	155.16	0.00
Textiles, clothing and footwear	117.47	118.38	0.77
Housing	121.50	121.58	0.06
Furniture, household goods	111.64	111.09	-0.49
Medical care	111.41	111.41	0.00
Transportation	118.37	119.08	0.60
Communications	102.04	101.83	-0.20
Recreational, cultural goods & services	104.39	105.12	0.70
Education	116.87	116.87	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	105.61	106.04	0.41
Miscellaneous goods and services	100.81	100.71	-0.09
All items of consumer price index	113.62	113.16	-0.40

Major Groups of Expenditure	Gaza Strip
Major Groups of Expenditure	Apr. 2014	May. 2014	% Change
Food and soft drinks	99.86	97.71	-2.15
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	111.25	111.47	0.20
Textiles, clothing and footwear	83.23	82.84	-0.47
Housing	102.02	102.02	0.00
Furniture, household goods	91.01	90.75	-0.29
Medical care	98.27	97.47	-0.81
Transportation	95.88	95.92	0.04
Communications	98.07	97.66	-0.42
Recreational, cultural goods & services	96.42	95.88	-0.56
Education	107.49	107.49	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	99.75	98.89	-0.86
Miscellaneous goods and services	125.14	124.38	-0.61
All items of consumer price index	101.47	100.39	-1.07

Major Groups of Expenditure	West Bank
Major Groups of Expenditure	Apr. 2014	May. 2014	% Change
Food and soft drinks	107.30	104.30	-2.80
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	157.53	157.51	-0.01
Textiles, clothing and footwear	114.28	114.46	0.16
Housing	120.70	120.86	0.13
Furniture, household goods	105.28	106.14	0.82
Medical care	119.25	119.50	0.21
Transportation	101.70	101.84	0.13
Communications	98.36	98.00	-0.37
Recreational, cultural goods & services	100.76	102.39	1.62
Education	118.95	118.95	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	129.38	130.37	0.76
Miscellaneous goods and services	114.46	114.28	-0.15
All items of consumer price index	112.20	111.26	-0.84

The data of West Bank doesn't cover those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967.
*Jerusalem J1: those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967.