Israel’s Shopper Value Index (CPI) rose .6% in March, the Central Bureau of Figures described this afternoon, beneath the economists’ expectation of .8%. Inflation over the earlier 12 months remains at 3.5%, even now properly previously mentioned the Bank of Israel’s annual goal array for inflation of involving 1% and 3%.

Due to the sharp rise in commodity selling prices subsequent the Russian invasion of Ukraine, earlier this 7 days the Lender of Israel revised its inflation forecast for 2022 sharply upwards from 2% to 3.6%. The Financial institution of Israel sees 2% inflation in 2023.

Between the prominent rises in prices in March, garments and footwear rose 4.6%, tradition and amusement rose 2.1%, and transport rose 1.6%. Between the distinguished price falls in March, clean fruit and vegetable charges fell 2.5%.

Housing selling prices rose 1.8% in January-February compared with December-January and have risen 15.2% more than the earlier 12 months.

In January-February in comparison with December-January, housing selling prices in central Israel rose 2.4%, in Jerusalem (2.2%), Haifa (2.1%), northern Israel (1.6%), southern Israel (1.5%), and in Tel Aviv (1.3%).

More than the 12 months prior to January-February housing prices rose 17.7% in central Israel, in Jerusalem (16.4%), Tel Aviv (14.5%), Haifa (13.2%), southern Israel (12.5%) and northern Israel (11.5%).

Printed by Globes, Israel business information – en.globes.co.il – on April 15, 2022.

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