RAMALLAH, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 (WAFA) – The overall Consumer Price Index for Palestine during March 2021 increased by 0.39% compared with February 2021, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
PCBS said in a press statement that the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during March 2021 recorded an increase by 0.39% compared with February 2021, most specifically by 0.52% in Jerusalem, by 0.44% in the West Bank, and by 0.15% in Gaza Strip.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for March 2021 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 4.74% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol" |
+ 3.66% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 3.29% |
|
Vegetable Oil |
+ 1.59% |
|
Eggs |
+ 1.51% |
|
Fresh Meat |
+ 1.49% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 3.65% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
- 3.11% |
|
Fish, Live, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen
|
- 2.34% |
However, the Palestinian CPI during March 2021 decreased by 0.53% compared with March 2020, specifically by 1.49% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.42% in the West Bank, while it increased by 0.52% in Jerusalem.
K.T./ K.F.
