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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Consumer Price Index (CPI) during, October, 10/2025
A sharp decline in consumer goods prices in the Gaza Strip during October 2025, following the ceasefire announcement led to a sharp decline in the Consumer Price Index in Gaza Strip by 40.42% compared to September 2025. While, the index increased in Jerusalem J1* by 0.36%, and by 0.17% in the West Bank**, this led to a decline in the overall Consumer Price Index in Palestine by 23.04%.
The changes in Palestinian CPI during October 2025 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Gas |
- 85.54% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 61.52% |
|
Bread - kmaj |
- 45.13% |
|
Potatoes and Other Tubers |
- 42.80% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 40.50% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 34.26% |
|
Other Sugar and Sugar Substitutes |
- 32.30% |
|
Imported Cigarettes |
- 30.49% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car " Petrol " |
- 19.80% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car " Diesel" |
- 6.23% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
- 16.99% |
|
Canned Vegetables |
- 16.10% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
- 14.08% |
|
Coffee |
- 11.66% |
|
Tea |
- 6.24% |
|
Fresh Meat |
- 1.32% |
The Palestinian CPI during October 2025 decreased by 17.08% compared with October 2024 (31.25% in Gaza Strip, and by 1.32% in the West Bank**, while it increased by 1.71% in Jerusalem J1*)
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 October 2025 is (3.29 NIS/$).
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