RAMALLAH, Thursday, August 08, 2019 (WAFA) - The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during July increased by 0.18% compared with June, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
The increase was by 0.32% in the West Bank and by 0.16% in Jerusalem, while it decreased by 0.38% in Gaza Strip, it said.
The Palestinian CPI during July increased by 1.53% compared with July 2018, an increase by 1.88% in Jerusalem, by 1.33% in the West Bank, and by 0.18% in Gaza Strip.
The changes in Palestinian CPI for July 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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Fresh Fruit
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+ 9.23%
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Potatoes and other Tubers
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+ 8.89%
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Fresh Vegetables
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+ 1.17%
|
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Rice
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+ 1.09%
|
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Gas
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+ 0.71%
|
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Eggs
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- 5.79%
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Fresh Chicken
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- 2.96%
|
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Fish, Live, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen
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- 1.71%
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Vegetable Oil
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- 1.17%
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M.K.
