RAMALLAH, May 14, 2008, (WAFA)-Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Wednesday that the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Palestinian Territory with its 2004 base year (2004=100) reached
In a press release, PCBS added that 1.49% increased relative to March 2008, and increased by 11.61% compared to April 2007 . In the first four months of 2008 the average increase of prices was 9.31% compared to the corresponding period of year 2007.
PCBS revealed that analysis of consumer price developments for April indicates increases in the following major expenditure groups:
- Food and soft drinks: + 2.67 %
- Al Coholic Beverages and tobacco: + 0.23 %
- Textiles, clothing and footwear: + 1.85 %
- Housing: + 0.59 %
- Furniture, household goods + 0.21 %
- Transportation + 1.53 %
- Communications + 0.36 %
- Restaurants and cafes + 0.92 %
- Miscellaneous goods and services + 0.13 %
It said that at the same time, there were declines in other major expenditure groups including:
- Medical care - 0.07 %
- Recreational, cultural goods & services - 0.24 %
PCBS concluded that
- Remaining
