Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during March, 03/2019
The overall CPI for Palestine during March 2019 increased by 0.85% compared with February 2019 (by 0.89% in Gaza Strip, by 0.88% in the West Bank**, and by 0.57% in Jerusalem J1*).
The changes in Palestinian CPI for March 2019 is traced back to changes in prices of the following expenditure sub groups compared with previous month:
| Sub Groups | Percent Change |
| Potatoes and other Tubers | + 11.45% |
| Fresh Vegetables | + 10.03% |
| Fresh Chicken | + 6.52% |
| Fresh Fruit | + 5.17% |
| Liquid Fuel for Car “Petrol” | + 3.57% |
| Dried Vegetables | + 2.03% |
| Eggs | – 3.49% |
The Palestinian CPI during March 2019 increased by 1.42% compared with March 2018 (by 2.20% in the West Bank**, by 0.79% in Jerusalem J1*, and by 0.35% in Gaza Strip).
Notice:
- The base year of Consumer Price Index has been updated to be 2018.
- Reliance on the new version of the Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose COICOP – 2018 issued by the United Nation division (UN), to classify major groups, commodities’ and services consumed.
