RAMALLAH, Thursday, May 12, 2022 (WAFA) - The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during April recorded an increase by 1.08% compared with March, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
The increase was 1.26% in the West Bank, 0.78% in Jerusalem, and 0.72% in Gaza Strip.
The increase, said the PCBS, was a result of the increase in the prices of fresh chicken, fresh vegetables, fruit, and fuel.
The Palestinian CPI during April 2022 increased by 3.78% compared with April 2021, an increase of 4.31% in Jerusalem, 4.30% in the Gaza Strip, and 3.51% in the West Bank.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for April 2022 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure subgroups compared with the previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Fresh Chicken |
+ 10.32% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 10.16% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car |
|
|
Diesel |
+ 5.80% |
|
Petrol |
+ 3.28% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 3.79% |
|
Fresh meat |
+ 1.93% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 9.03% |
|
Eggs |
- 7.33% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 3.56% |
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