 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) During March, 03/2021
The overall CPI for Palestine during March 2021 Recorded an Increase by 0.39% compared with February 2021 (by 0.52% in Jerusalem J1*, by 0.44% in the West Bank**, and by 0.15% in Gaza Strip). Â Â
The changes in Palestinian CPI for March 2021were traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
| Sub Groups | Percent Change |
| Fresh Vegetables | + 4.74% |
| Liquid Fuel for Car “Petrol” | + 3.66% |
| Fresh Fruit | + 3.29% |
| Vegetable Oil | + 1.59% |
| Eggs | + 1.51% |
| Fresh Meat | + 1.49% |
| Potatoes and other Tubers | – 3.65% |
| Fresh Chicken | – 3.11% |
| Fish, Live, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen
|
– 2.34% |
The Palestinian CPI during March 2021 decreased by 0.53% compared with March 2020 (by 1.49% in Gaza Strip, and by 0.42% in the West Bank**, while it increased by 0.52% in Jerusalem J1*).
Notice for Users:
- Due to COVID-19 pandemic and inability to conduct face-to-face interview, data for Consumer Price Index has been collected using mobile phones, in all of the Palestinian Governorates’ interviews.
Notes:
*Data represent those parts of Jerusalem, which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
**Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem, which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.
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