Israel’s Shopper Value Index (CPI) rose 0.5% in March 2025 in accordance with figures launched by the Central Bureau of Statistics as we speak. Analysts had predicted a 0.4% rise, after the CPI was unchanged in February 2025. The March studying brings annual inflation in Israel down to three.3% from 3.4% on the finish of February, bringing inflation nearer to the higher restrict of the Financial institution of Israel’s annual goal vary of three% however not as shut as the three.1% inflation determine predicted by analysts.
Outstanding worth will increase in March have been in clothes and footwear, which rose 2.2%, tradition and leisure, which rose 1.5%, contemporary fruit, which rose 1.3% and housing companies, which rose 1.2%.
Outstanding worth declines have been in furnishings and family tools, and communications, which every fell 0.4%.
The Central Bureau of Statistics has additionally printed the change in residence costs (which aren’t a part of the final CPI) between December-January 2024/2025 and January-February 2025. On common, costs rose 0.9%, after rising 1.2% the earlier month. Within the breakdown by area, costs rose by 1.4% in Jerusalem, 1.8% within the north, 0.9% in Haifa, fell by 0.3% within the middle, rose by 1.5 % in Tel Aviv, and 1.1% within the south. Costs of recent residences rose 1%.
Within the comparability between January-February 2025 and January-February 2024, the index of housing costs rose 7.5%. Within the breakdown by area, costs rose by 11.7% within the north, 9.7% in Tel Aviv, 8.8% in Haifa, 6.8% in Jerusalem, 5.1%, and three.8% within the middle. Costs of recent residences have risen by 6.4% over the previous yr.
Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on April 15, 2025.
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