RAMALLAH, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 (WAFA) - Decrease in the prices of basic food commodities within food groups pushed the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine to decrease by 0.47% during June compared with May, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
The decrease was by 1.18% in Gaza Strip, 0.31% in the West Bank, and 0.06% in Jerusalem.
The Palestinian CPI during June decreased by 1.95% compared with June 2019, a decrease by 1.98% in the West Bank, 1.97% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.93% in Jerusalem.
The changes in the CPI for June were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 14.15% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 7.92% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 4.89% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 2.91% |
|
Fish, Live, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen |
-2.36% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
- 1.51% |
|
Eggs |
- 1.33% |
|
Gas |
- 1.10% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car " Petrol " |
+ 8.86% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car " Diesel " |
+7.57% |
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