RAMALLAH, Thursday, October 14, 2021 (WAFA) - The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine increased during September by 0.43% compared with August, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
The increase was by 0.53% in the West Bank, by 0.47% in Jerusalem, and by 0.12% in Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian CPI during September 2021 increased by 1.72% compared with September 2020, and increase by 2.60% in Jerusalem, by 1.72% in the West Bank, and by 1.18% in Gaza Strip.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for September 2021 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure subgroups compared with the previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Eggs |
+ 17.61% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 9.48% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
+ 4.04% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 2.70% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 2.39% |
|
Fresh Meat |
- 1.10% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 0.96% |
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