عربي
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Consumer Price Index (CPI) during September, 09/2025
A significant decline in consumer goods prices in Gaza Strip during September 2025 led to a sharp decline in the Consumer Price Index in Gaza Strip by 13.48% compared to August 2025. While, the index increased in Jerusalem J1* by 0.89%, and by 0.46% in the West Bank**, this led to a decline in the overall Consumer Price Index in Palestine by 8.00%.
The changes in Palestinian CPI during September 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 |
- 79.32% |
|
Flour of Cereals – White Flour |
- 57.16% |
|
Imported Cigarettes |
- 56.08% |
|
Bread - kmaj |
- 53.22% |
|
Dried Pluses |
- 44.54% |
|
Macaroni |
- 43.50% |
|
Tea |
- 40.80% |
|
Canned Vegetables |
- 33.59% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 29.78% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
- 28.37% |
|
Rice |
- 13.68% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 13.49% |
|
Potatoes and Other Tubers |
- 8.61% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
- 7.21% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car " Diesel" |
- 6.25% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car " Petrol " |
- 2.66% |
|
Fresh Meat |
- 1.94% |
The Palestinian CPI during September 2025 increased by 17.65% compared with September 2024 (38.29% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.93% in Jerusalem J1*, while it decreased by 2.48% 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 September 2025 is (3.34 NIS/$).
Please note that the press release in English is brief compared to the Arabic version