e-Monthly Bulletin  ::: Issue No.109 ::: 05/10/2015

Latest Updates of Statistical Tables
Indices - Consumer Price Index
Indices - Construction Cost Index
Indices - Road Cost Index
Indices - Water Networks Cost Index
Indices - Sewage Networks Cost Index
Indices - Producer Price Index
Indices - Industrial Production Index
Indices - Wholesale Price Index
Economic - Foreign Trade

Economic - Building Licenses
Economic - General Government Finance
Outbound Tourism
Domestic Tourism

Releases in October, 2015
01/10/2015 - Press Release: on the occasion of International Elderly Day
05/10/2015 - Press Release: on the occasion of Arab Housing Day
05/10/2015 - Press Release: Monthly Industrial Production Index, 8/2015
14/10/2015 - Press Release: Monthly Consumer Price Index, 9/2015
20/10/2015 - Press Release: Wholesale Price Index, 3rd Quarter 2015
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Activities
PCBS launches a special web site for the celebration of the World Statistics Day 2015.
PCBS Publish Facebook Page.
 

Press Releases

Preliminary estimates at constant prices showed an increase of 2.1% in GDP in Palestine* during the 2nd quarter 2015 compared to the 2nd quarter 2014
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for  Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 106.19 in August 2015, with an increase by 2.07% compared with July 2015.
Exports decreased in July, 2015 by 17.8% compared to June, 2015
The primary results of the IIP (external assets – foreign liabilities) for Palestine at the end of Second quarter 2015 revealed that the net IIP amounted to about USD 1,245 million
The primary results of the IIP (external assets – foreign liabilities) for Palestine at the end of 2014 revealed that the net IIP amounted to about USD 1,385 million
PCBS: The Price Indices for Construction Cost, Road Cost, Water Networks Cost, Sewage Networks Cost in the West Bank, August, 08/2015
Around 2.65 Million Visits to Tourist Sites in the West Bank in the First Half of 2015
An incessant deficit in the Current Account which totaled USD 372.7 million marking an increase of 15.2% compared to the previous quarter.
There were 150 settlements in the West Bank at the end of 2014. The majority are located in Jerusalem governorate: 26 settlements
The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Palestine during August 2015 increased by 0.24% compared with July 2015
In 2014, the illiteracy rate among persons 15 years and above in Palestine was 3.6% (97,921 illiterate)
About 143 Thousand Guests Spent 418 Thousand Nights

New Publications
Hotel Activities in the West Bank - Second Quarter, 2015
Israeli Settlements in Palestine - Annual Statistical Report, 2014
Registered Foreign Trade Statistics Goods and Services, 2014 - Main Results
West Bank Southern Governorates Statistical Yearbook, 2014

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