Consumer Goods Prices Decline Significantly in Gaza Strip During September

SadaNews - A notable decline in consumer goods prices in the Gaza Strip was recorded during September 2025, pushing the consumer price index to register a sharp decline of 13.48% compared to August 2025. In contrast, the index recorded an increase in Jerusalem J1* by 0.89% and by 0.46% in the West Bank**, leading to an overall decrease of 8.00% in the consumer price index in Palestine.

Generally, price levels are experiencing sharp fluctuations between increases and decreases in the Gaza Strip, linked to developments in Israeli aggression and the movement of trade crossings, rather than resulting from changes resulting from market dynamics. Therefore, their impact is significant on the overall price index of the Palestinian territories. These data must be taken into consideration when interpreting the cost of living index, and there should be a focus on changes in living costs at the regional level to understand the reality of changes in it. Given the specificity of this exceptional phase, the average overall price index for the Palestinian territories cannot be used to represent the average changes across different regions due to the sharp regional variation in data, and its significant impact from price changes in the Gaza Strip.

Price levels are still higher than those in September of the previous year. When comparing prices in September 2025 with September 2024, the data indicates an increase in the consumer price index in Palestine by 17.65% (with 38.29% in the Gaza Strip, and 0.93% in Jerusalem J1*, while the index decreased by 2.48% in the West Bank**).

Consumer Price Index at the Level of Palestinian Areas:

For the second consecutive month, the consumer price index in the Gaza Strip recorded a sharp decline of 13.48% during September 2025 compared to August 2025.

The prices of the following goods have significantly decreased in the Gaza Strip to reach an average of: sugar 13 shekels/kg, Kamaj bread 18 shekels/kg, Royal cigarettes 120 shekels/pack of 20 cigarettes, tea 10 shekels/packet of 100 bags, flour 5 shekels/kg, pasta 2 shekels/350g, rice 6 shekels/kg, split lentils 5 shekels/kg, a can of fava beans 8 shekels/380g, sunflower oil 57 shekels/3 liters, dry onions 61 shekels/kg, dry garlic 149 shekels/kg, tomatoes 75 shekels/kg, zucchini 46 shekels/kg, eggplant 14 shekels/kg, cucumber 28 shekels/kg, potatoes 32 shekels/kg, and diesel 106 shekels/liter.

Increase in the Cost of Living Index in Jerusalem J1:

The consumer price index in Jerusalem J1* recorded an increase of 0.89% during September 2025 compared to August 2025, due to an increase in the prices of fresh vegetables by 26.55%, potato prices by 18.92%, fresh fruits by 7.21%, sugar prices by 4.66%, coffee prices by 3.61%, egg prices by 2.44%, and liquid fuels used as fuel for cars "diesel" by 1.44%, and "gasoline" by 1.26%. Also, fresh chicken prices increased by 1.42%, and white flour prices by 1.29%.

The prices of the following goods increased in Jerusalem J1* to reach an average of: tomatoes 7 shekels/kg, zucchini 14 shekels/kg, eggplant 9 shekels/kg, hot pepper 13 shekels/kg, cauliflower 12 shekels/kg, cabbage 10 shekels/kg, potatoes 5 shekels/kg, oranges 7 shekels/kg, bananas 12 shekels/kg, sugar 5 shekels/kg, coffee 74 shekels/kg, eggs 32 shekels/2kg, gasoline "95" 7.41 shekels/liter, diesel 7.04 shekels/liter, chicken 23 shekels/kg, and white flour 7 shekels/kg.

Increase in the Cost of Living Index in the West Bank:

The consumer price index in the West Bank recorded an increase of 0.46% during September 2025 compared to August 2025, attributed to an increase in egg prices by 19.47%, fresh vegetable prices by 15.05%, dried vegetable prices by 6.98%, fresh fruit prices by 5.03%, and liquid fuels used as fuel for cars "gasoline" by 1.11%.

The prices of the following goods increased in the West Bank to reach an average of: eggs 20 shekels/2kg, tomatoes 3 shekels/kg, zucchini 8 shekels/kg, eggplant and cucumber 4 shekels/kg for each, hot pepper and cauliflower 7 shekels/kg for each, cabbage 5 shekels/kg, dry onions 3 shekels/kg, dry garlic 18 shekels/kg, bananas 6 shekels/kg, oranges 5 shekels/kg, and gasoline 6.98 shekels/liter.

The Consumer Price Index in Palestine

The decline in prices for basic goods in the Gaza Strip pushed the consumer price index to record an overall decrease of 8.00% in Palestine during September 2025, with sugar prices decreasing by 79.32%, white flour by 57.16%, imported cigarettes by 56.08%, Kamaj bread by 53.22%, dried legumes by 44.54%, pasta by 43.50%, tea by 40.80%, canned vegetables by 33.59%, dried vegetables by 29.78%, vegetable oils by 28.37%, rice by 13.68%, fresh vegetables by 13.49%, potatoes by 8.61%, fresh chicken by 7.21%, liquid fuels used as fuel for cars "diesel" by 6.25%, "gasoline" by 2.66%, and fresh meat by 1.94%.