CPI up 0.6% in March, housing prices still rising

• Published date: 14 April 2021
• Date: 14 April 2021
• Author: Guy Ben Simon

There were significant price rises in March in clothing (5.8%), entertainment and culture (2.2%), transport (0.9%), and furniture and household equipment (0.8%). There were significant price falls in fresh fruit and vegetables (1.5%).

The housing prices index, which is separate from the CPI, continued to rise in the period January-February, in comparison with December-January, climbing by 0.3%. Housing prices have risen 4% over the past 12 months.

During January-February compared with December-January, housing prices in the south rose 1.1%, in Haifa 0.9%, in Central Israel 0.8%, in the...