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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Palestine during 2021 by 1.24%
The overall CPI for Palestine during 2021 Recorded an Increase by 1.24% compared with 2020 (1.95% in Jerusalem J1*, 1.41% in the West Bank**, and 0.27% in Gaza Strip).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for 2021 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure major and sub groups compared with previous year:
|
Major and Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Transport |
+ 4.39% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol" |
+ 12.05% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Diesel" |
+ 8.62% |
|
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels |
+ 3.65% |
|
Actual Rentals for Housing |
+ 10.51% |
|
Gas |
+ 5.92% |
|
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
+ 0.86% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
+ 8.68% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
+ 6.72% |
|
Other Sugar and Sugar Substitutes |
+ 3.95% |
|
Fresh Meat |
+ 3.25% |
|
Potatoes and Other Tubers |
- 9.60% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 8.19% |
|
Eggs |
- 5.39% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 2.02% |
|
Rice |
- 1.73% |
Yearly percent changes in Consumer price index in Palestine for: 2004 – 2021
Monthly percent changes in Consumer price index in Palestine for the months of 2021
Notice for Users:
· Due to COVID-19 pandemic and inability to conduct face-to-face interview, data for Consumer Price Index has been collected using mobile phones, in all of the Palestinian Governorates’ interviews.
Notes:
*Data represent those parts of Jerusalem, which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
**Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem, which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
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