CBS: CPI rises 0.3% in March

Israeli Consumer Price Index rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.3%, from -0.7% in the preceding month
19.04.15 / 10:49
CBS: CPI rises 0.3% in March
19.04.15
CBS: CPI rises 0.3% in March
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Consumer price inflation in Israel rose less-than-expected last month, official data showed last Wednesday.

 

In a report, Central Bureau of Statistics said that Israeli Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.3%, from -0.7% in the preceding month.
The CPI has fallen 1% over the past 12 months, and 1.3% since the beginning of the year.

 

Prominent decreases in March include fresh vegetables (4.2%) and laundry, cleaning, and insecticide materials (3.7%). The most prominent rises were in fuel and car oil (6.2%) and fresh fruit (1.7%).

 

The CPI tumbled 0.9% in January and 0.7% in February. These falls were attributed to 10% cuts in water and electricity rates, not to slower demand in the economy or a slide into recession, or so Bank of Israel economists asserted. 

 

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