RAMALLAH, Thursday, March 14, 2019 (WAFA) - The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during February slightly decreased by 0.05% compared with January, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
The decrease was by 0.57% in Gaza Strip and by 0.49% in Jerusalem area, while it increased by 0.17% in the West Bank.
When compared to February of last year, CPI increased by 0.44%, with an increase by 1.22% in the West Bank and by 0.13% in Jerusalem, while it decreased by 1.03% in Gaza Strip.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for February 2019 are traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure subgroups compared with the 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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- 10.16%
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Fresh Vegetables
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- 6.14%
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Eggs
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- 2.88%
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Fresh Chicken
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+ 3.11%
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Dried Vegetables
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+ 2.92%
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Fresh Fruit
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+ 2.14%
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Liquid Fuel for Car "Petrol"
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+ 1.05%
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M.K.
