RAMALLAH, Wednesday, November 14, 2018 (WAFA) - The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during October 2018 increased by 0.37% compared with September, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Wednesday.
When compared with October of last year, CPI also increased by 0.07%, an increase of 1.07% in the West Bank and 1.61% in Jerusalem, while it decreased by 1.60% in Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian CPI during the first ten months of 2018 decreased by 0.27% compared with the same period of the previous year, a decrease by 1.41% in Gaza Strip, while it increased by 0.28% in the West Bank and by 0.90% in Jerusalem.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for October 2018 are traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
|
Sub Groups |
Percent Change |
|
Dried Vegetables |
+ 14.76% |
|
Potatoes and other Tubers |
+ 9.09% |
|
Fresh Vegetables |
+ 5.60% |
|
Fresh Poultry |
+ 3.61% |
|
Vegetable Oils |
+ 2.30% |
|
Gas |
+ 1.42% |
|
Fresh Fish |
- 1.43% |
|
Fresh Meat |
- 1.24% |
T.R.
