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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the prices of basic food commodities within Food Groups lead the overall Consumer Price Index CPI to Increase during April,04/2021
The overall CPI for Palestine during April 2021 Recorded an Increase by 0.93% compared with March 2021 (by 1.22% in Gaza Strip, by 0.89% in the West Bank**, and by 0.64% in Jerusalem J1*).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for April 2021 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Fresh Chicken |
+ 12.64% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 6.27% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 5.58% |
|
Vegetable Oil |
+ 3.36% |
|
Fresh Meat |
+ 2.85% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol" |
+ 1.67% |
|
Eggs |
+ 0.92% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 8.18% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 1.49% |
The Palestinian CPI during April 2021 increased by 1.29% compared with April 2020 (by 2.33% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 1.73% in the West Bank**, while it decreased by 0.68% in Gaza Strip).
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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