RAMALLAH, July 13, 2017 (WAFA) - Consumer price index (CPI) for Palestine decreased in June 0.96% compared with the previous month, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Thursday.
It decreased by 1.61% in Gaza Strip, by 0.90% in the West Bank and by 0.29% in the parts of Jerusalem under Palestinian control.
June CPI decreased by 0.68% compared with the same month of the previous year. It decreased by 1.66% in Gaza Strip and by 0.41% in the West Bank, while it increased by 1.38% in Jerusalem.
The PCBS said CPI increased during the first half of 2017 by 0.45% compared with the same period of the previous year. It increased by 3% in Jerusalem and by 0.73% in the West Bank, while it decreased by 0.11% in Gaza Strip.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for June 2017 is 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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Fresh Vegetables
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- 13.06%
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Fresh Fruit
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- 12.50%
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Eggs
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- 5.71%
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Potatoes and other Tubers
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- 4.65%
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Dried Vegetables
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- 3.32%
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Fresh fish
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- 1.70%
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Gas
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- 1.56%
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Rice
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- 1.38%
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