RAMALLAH, Thursday, January 12, 2023 (WAFA) - The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during 2022 recorded a sharp increase by 3.74% compared with 2021 (4.70% in Jerusalem J1*, 3.74% in the West Bank**, and by 3.16% in Gaza Strip), today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
The increase in the CPI has accumulated over the past two years to reach 5%, by 3.74% in 2022 and by 1.24% in 2021.
CPI increased by 114% in 1996 and until 2022, and if it is calculated since 2004, the CPI increased by 56%.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for 2022 were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure major and sub-groups compared with the previous year:
|
Major and Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
+ 6.74% |
|
Corn Oil |
+ 20.81% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 19.55% |
|
Other Sugar and Sugar Substitutes |
+ 16.39% |
|
Eggs |
+ 16.13% |
|
Flour of Cereals "White Flour" |
+ 14.36% |
|
Potatoes and Other Tubers |
+ 13.29% |
|
Bread |
+ 12.02% |
|
Other Non-Alcoholic Beverages "Juice" |
+ 10.91% |
|
Fresh Chicken |
+ 9.46% |
|
Rice |
+ 6.07% |
|
Soft Drinks |
+ 4.86% |
|
Fresh Meat |
+ 2.48% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
- 5.03% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
- 2.25% |
|
Transport |
+ 3.05% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Diesel" |
+ 13.89% |
|
Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol" |
+ 8.49% |
|
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels |
+ 2.74% |
|
Gas |
+ 6.51% |
|
Actual Rentals for Housing |
+ 2.23% |
|
Electricity Tariff |
+ 1.58% |
|
Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco, and Narcotics |
+ 3.47% |
|
Cigarettes
|
+ 3.61% |
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