Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said Sunday that the consumer price index numbers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) for the base year (1996=100), reached 146.11 in February 2005, recording a 0.61% decrease compared with January 2005.
In its statement, the PCBS revealed that prices of the following major groups of expenditure have declined as follows, Food by 2.56%, Education by 0.21% and Medical care by 0.07%.
"The price movements of Jerusalem have increased by 0.84%, the prices of Remaining West Bank (The West Bank except for those parts of Jerusalem) increased by 0.35% and the prices in Gaza Strip increased by 0.34%", the PCBS said.
The PCBS concluded that prices of other following major groups of expenditure have increased as follows, Housing by 1.25%, Recreational, Beverages and tobacco by 1.02%, Cultural goods and services by 1.25%, Transport and communications by 0.80%, Miscellaneous goods and services by 0.48%, Furniture, household goods and services by 0.43% and Textiles, clothing and footwear by 0.30%.
