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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Consumer Price Index (CPI) during August, 08/2025
A significant decline in consumer goods prices in Gaza Strip during August 2025 led to a sharp decline in the Consumer Price Index in Gaza Strip by 20.34% compared to July 2025. The index also decreased in Jerusalem J1* by 0.42%, and by 0.25% in the West Bank**, this led to a decline in the overall Consumer Price Index in Palestine by 13.53%.
The changes in Palestinian CPI during August 2025 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Other Sugar and Sugar Substitutes |
- 70.49% |
|
Flour of Cereals – White Flour |
- 67.68% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 54.81% |
|
Poultry |
- 51.94% |
|
Macaroni |
- 41.80% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
- 33.98% |
|
Dried Pluses |
- 30.89% |
|
Salt |
- 25.08% |
|
Canned Vegetables |
- 24.79% |
|
Rice |
- 21.61% |
|
Potatoes and Other Tubers |
- 17.71% |
|
Coffee |
- 14.62% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 13.59% |
The Palestinian CPI during August 2025 increased by 35.46% compared with August 2024 (78.02% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.35% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 1.57% in the West Bank**).
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.
The prices of goods and services collected in New Israeli Shekels (NIS). The monthly average exchange rate of the US Dollar during August 2025 is (3.40 NIS/$).
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