RAMALLAH, Thursday, June 13, 2019 (WAFA) - The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine increased in May by 0.43% compared with April, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said in a report today.
CPI increased by 1.89% in Jerusalem and by 1.12% in Gaza Strip, while it decreased by 0.14% in the West Bank, it said.
When compared to May of last year, CPI increased by 2.82%; an increase by 2.83% in Gaza Strip, by 2.43% in Jerusalem, and by 2.37% in the West Bank.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for May 2019 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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Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services
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+ 8.63%
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Restaurants‘ and Accommodation Services
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+ 1.15%
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Clothing and Footwear
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+ 1.12%
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Dried Vegetables
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- 19.95%
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Fresh Vegetables
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- 16.58%
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Potatoes and other Tubers
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- 9.75%
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Eggs
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- 5.26%
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Fresh Fruit
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- 1.86%
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Fresh Chicken
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- 1.13%
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Gas
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- 0.73%
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M.K.
