RAMALLAH, February 14, 2018 (WAFA) - The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine decreased in January by 0.13% compared with December, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Wednesday.
CPI increased by 0.37% in Gaza Strip and by 0.16% in the West Bank, it said.
Overall January CPI decreased by 0.29% when compared with January 2017, while it increased by 0.30% in Gaza Strip and by 0.14% in Jerusalem.
The change in CPI for January is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
%Change |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
- 4.62% |
|
Fresh Meat |
- 2.53% |
|
Flour |
- 2.07% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
- 1.07% |
|
Eggs |
+ 14.61% |
|
Fresh Fish |
+ 10.38% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
+ 8.06% |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 7.57% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
+ 2.57% |
|
Gas |
+ 2.09% |
|
Fresh Fruit |
+ 1.50% |
T.R./M.K.
