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

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Major Groups of Expenditure	Palestine
Major Groups of Expenditure	September. 2017	October. 2017	% Change
Food and soft drinks	105.55	105.85	0.28
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	167.61	168.96	0.80
Textiles, clothing and footwear	111.85	111.27	-0.52
Housing	109.01	109.44	0.40
Furniture, household goods	105.45	105.74	0.27
Medical care	120.15	120.18	0.03
Transportation	100.61	101.11	0.49
Communications	94.53	94.56	0.02
Recreational, cultural goods & services	104.47	105.34	0.84
Education	122.51	122.51	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	126.30	124.44	-1.47
Miscellaneous goods and services	121.00	120.96	-0.03
All items of consumer price index	111.15	111.37	0.20

Major Groups of Expenditure	Jerusalem J1*
Major Groups of Expenditure	September. 2017	October. 2017	% Change
Food and soft drinks	111.82	110.51	-1.17
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	173.56	176.26	1.55
Textiles, clothing and footwear	126.57	128.42	1.46
Housing	116.34	115.25	-0.94
Furniture, household goods	124.46	124.59	0.10
Medical care	116.61	116.80	0.16
Transportation	106.91	108.28	1.27
Communications	96.82	96.85	0.03
Recreational, cultural goods & services	107.44	107.54	0.09
Education	129.68	129.68	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	117.94	117.22	-0.62
Miscellaneous goods and services	113.12	113.23	0.10
All items of consumer price index	115.71	115.81	0.08

Major Groups of Expenditure	Gaza Strip
Major Groups of Expenditure	September. 2017	October. 2017	% Change
Food and soft drinks	102.01	103.68	1.64
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	152.72	153.16	0.29
Textiles, clothing and footwear	91.33	90.36	-1.06
Housing	99.30	99.66	0.36
Furniture, household goods	90.99	91.14	0.17
Medical care	99.16	99.55	0.39
Transportation	108.93	109.04	0.10
Communications	93.08	93.04	-0.05
Recreational, cultural goods & services	96.78	98.90	2.19
Education	103.88	103.88	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	110.41	106.33	-3.70
Miscellaneous goods and services	122.41	122.45	0.03
All items of consumer price index	104.28	104.95	0.65

Major Groups of Expenditure	West Bank**
Major Groups of Expenditure	September. 2017	October. 2017	% Change
Food and soft drinks	107.33	106.86	-0.44
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	160.12	160.28	0.10
Textiles, clothing and footwear	119.50	118.76	-0.62
Housing	113.18	113.90	0.64
Furniture, household goods	112.89	113.34	0.40
Medical care	126.39	126.35	-0.02
Transportation	100.60	100.99	0.38
Communications	94.49	94.55	0.06
Recreational, cultural goods & services	109.66	109.86	0.18
Education	129.99	129.99	0.00
Restaurants and cafes	134.54	133.43	-0.82
Miscellaneous goods and services	122.20	122.00	-0.16
All items of consumer price index	113.78	113.69	-0.08

*The data of Jerusalem J1 includes that part of Jerusalem governorate 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 governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.