14 April 2020
107/2020
Written by Boaz Ben Aaharon
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The CPI increased 0.4% in March 2020 compared to February 2020. It was 100.7 points compared to 100.3 points in the previous month (base: average 2018 = 100.0 points). The CPI excluding vegetables and fruit and the CPI excluding energy increased 0.5%, each and were 100.6 and 101.1 points, respectively. The CPI excluding housing increased 0.3% and was 99.7 points.

Prices of the following items increased in particular: clothing and footwear 3.2%, fresh fruit 1.8%, housing 0.9% and food 0.6%.

Prices of the following items decreased in particular: fresh vegetables 1.9%.

Since the start of the year, the CPI decreased 0.1%, the CPI excluding housing decreased 0.3%, the CPI excluding fruit and vegetables decreased 0.2%; in contrast the CPI excluding energy increased 0.2%.

Over the past 12 months (March 2020 compared to March 2019) the CPI remained unchanged, the CPI excluding housing decreased 0.7%; in contrast the CPI excluding energy increased 0.2% and the CPI excluding vegetables and fruit increased 0.1%.

In March 2020 the seasonally adjusted CPI and the seasonally adjusted CPI excluding vegetables, fruit and housing increased 0.1%, each; in contrast the seasonally adjusted CPI excluding housing remained unchanged.

Based on the trend data for the period December 2019 – March 2020, the annual pace of increase in the CPI was 0.6%; in contrast the annual pace of decrease in the CPI excluding housing was 0.3% and the annual pace of decrease in the CPI excluding vegetables, fruit and housing was 0.6%



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