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Living
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Percentage
and Average Monthly Per Capita Consumption
in $US
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Consumption
Groups |
1998
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1997
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1996
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Food
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38.01
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36.92
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37.57
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Clothing
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7.67
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7.93
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8.52
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Housing
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20.60
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21.05
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19.55
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Furniture,
utensils, HH operations
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4.95
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5.29
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6.18
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Medical
care |
3.57
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3.64
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3.22
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Transport\
communication |
9.24
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9.82
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10.00
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Education\
recreation |
6.02
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5.78
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6.10
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Other
goods |
9.94
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9.58
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8.87
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Total
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100
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100
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100
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Monthly
Consumption in $US
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119
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125
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127
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Note:
The above data was derived from
the Expenditure and Consumption
Levels Survey for (October1995-September
1996), (January -December 1997),
and (January-December1998)
Average Monthly Household (composed
of seven persons) Expenditure and
Consumption in $US
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Region
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Monthly
Expenditure
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Monthly
Consumption
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1996
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1997
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1998
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West
Bank |
879
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871
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812
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945
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945
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894
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Gaza
Strip |
704
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691
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681
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760
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754
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739
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Palestinian
Territory |
829
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816
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771 |
892
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887
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846
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