RAMALLAH, Thursday, January 14, 2021 (WAFA) - The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during 2020 recorded a decrease by 0.73% compared with 2019, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
The decrease was by 0.90% in the West Bank and by 0.52% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 0.74% in Jerusalem, it said.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for 2020 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure major and subgroups compared with the previous year:
|
Major and Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol" |
- 10.19% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
- 7.74% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 7.15% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
- 6.37% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Diesel" |
- 3.76% |
|
Clothing and Footwear |
- 3.33% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 1.21% |
|
Gas |
- 1.06% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 10.66% |
|
Eggs |
+ 4.87% |
|
Short Grain Rice |
+ 3.18% |
|
Passenger transport by road |
+ 1.92% |
M.K.
