A series of Israeli companies and importers have announced significant price hikes in recent weeks.
Prior to his appointment, Felus served as head of the Surveying and Geo-Information track in the Department of Engineering at Ariel University
Even though the inflation slowed down as well, consumer prices continued to rise - notably, the price of clothing and footwear jumped by 4.1%.
Lapid claims that Netanyahu is attempting to appoint an ally as the head of Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics in order to gain control of the data.
Israel's economy grew significantly last year as many branches of the economy continue to recover after the COVID-19 crisis.
The proportion of male and female doctors, nurses and dentists in Israel has increased in recent years after a decrease in the previous decade.