RAMALLAH, June 14, 2017 (WAFA) - Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine decreased during May by 0.84% compared with April, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Wednesday.
CPI decreased by 1.62% in Gaza Strip, by 0.50% in the West Bank and by 0.17% in Jerusalem area under Palestinian control.
When compared to May of last year, CPI increased by 0.50%; an increase of 3.45% in Jerusalem, and 1.04% in the West Bank, while it decreased by 0.38% in Gaza Strip.
The CPI increased during the first five months of 2017 by 0.67% compared with the same period of the previous year; an increase of 3.33% in Jerusalem, 0.96% in the West Bank and 0.20% in Gaza Strip.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for May are traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
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Sub Groups
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Percent Change
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Potatoes and other Tubers
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- 11.04%
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Dried Vegetables
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- 10.61%
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Fresh Vegetables
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- 7.53%
|
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Eggs
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- 7.26%
|
|
Fresh Fruit
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- 6.13%
|
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Gas
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- 4.11%
|
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Fresh Meat
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- 1.31%
|
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Liquid Fuel for House
|
+ 1.41%
|
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Liquid Fuel for Cars
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+ 1.02%
|
M.K.
