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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Consumer Price Index (CPI) during June, 06/2025
A sharp increase in consumer prices in Gaza Strip in light of the resumption of the Israeli aggression and the limited number of commercial trucks allowed to enter through commercial crossings
The resumption of the Israeli aggression against Gaza Strip and the limited number of commercial trucks allowed to enter through commercial crossings into Gaza Strip resulted in the loss of many basic commodities in Gaza Strip markets, due to the continued ban on their access into Gaza Strip during June 2025. Thus, the Consumer Price Index recorded a sharp increase of 5.54% in Gaza Strip compared to May 2025, and an increase of 0.35% in Jerusalem J1*, while it recorded a decrease of 0.27% in the West Bank**. This led to an increase of 3.45% in the overall Consumer Price Index in Palestine.
The changes in Palestinian CPI during June 2025 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 134.35% |
|
Other Sugar and Sugar Substitutes |
+ 116.26% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 106.26% |
|
Fresh Fruits |
+ 59.55% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 29.26% |
|
Coffee |
+ 23.40% |
|
Rice |
+ 12.05% |
The Palestinian CPI during June 2025 increased by 51.41% compared with June 2024 (108.60% in Gaza Strip, 1.83% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.70% in the West Bank**).
Sharp increase in Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Gaza Strip during the First Half of 2025
Consumer Price Index recorded a sharp increase of 27.55% in Palestine during the first half of 2025 compared to the first half of 2024, driven by the sharp increase in consumer goods, which Gaza Strip continues to suffer from, due to the ongoing Israeli aggression against it. Thus, the CPI recorded a 67.65% increase during the same period. We would also like to note that the Consumer Price Index for Palestine is not taken into account due to the large gap between the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Price levels in both the West Bank** and Jerusalem J1* remain high, but not as sharp as the last year, recording an increase of 1.65% in Jerusalem J1* and an increase of 0.51% in the West Bank** for the first half of 2025.
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 June 2025 is (3.49 NIS/$).
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