Highlights:

• The Food Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased in September 2022 by 2.85 percent compared to the previous month. (2.71 percent in the West Bank, and 3.95 percent in Gaza Strip). (Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, PCBS)

• In September 2022, the average value of WFP food ration prices in local currency has increased 9.44 percent since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis (February 2022), and by 16.03 percent compared to the previous year.

• Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis (February 2022), wheat flour prices in Palestine have increased by around 22 percent, corn oil prices by around 21 percent, and fodder prices by 30-35 percent. (PCBS)

• In September, more than 300,000 people in Palestine received WFP’s monthly e-voucher, which has injected $3.1 million into the local economy. Wheat flour topped the redeemed items, followed by vegetable oil , rice, and frozen meat.

• The overall Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in Palestine during the third quarter of 2022 recorded a sharp increase of almost 6 percent compared with the third quarter of 2021 (by 5.66 percent for imported products, and by 8.59 percent for local products).(PCBS)