RAMALLAH, July 12, 2018 (WAFA) - The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during June increased by 0.93% compared with May, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Thursday.
CPI increased by 0.98% in the West Bank, by 0.54% in Jerusalem outside the Israeli annexed areas and by 0.52% in Gaza Strip.
When compared with June of last year, CPI also increased by 1.02%, an increase of 2.30% in the West Bank and 1.59% in Jerusalem, while it decreased by 0.80% in Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian CPI during the first half of 2018 decreased by 0.76% compared with the same period of the previous year, a decrease by 1.76% in Gaza Strip and by 0.34% in the West Bank, while it increased by 0.41% in Jerusalem.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for June 2018 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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Dried Vegetables
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+ 13.87%
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Fresh Vegetables
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+ 10.54%
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Potatoes and other Tubers
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+ 4.57%
|
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Fresh Meat
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+ 4.42%
|
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Gas
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+ 3.68%
|
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Liquid Fuel for House
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+ 2.37%
|
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Liquid Fuel for Cars
|
+ 2.03%
|
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Education
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+ 1.73%
|
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Vegetable Oils
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+ 1.28%
|
|
Eggs
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- 6.93%
|
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Fresh Fruit
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- 6.41%
|
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Fresh Poultry
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- 1.49%
|
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Fresh Fish
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- 1.43%
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M.K.
