Basic Changes for the Olive Presses Activity in the Palestinian Territory, 2000- 2007

 

Quantity in Metric Ton and Value in US $ 1000

Variable

Year

 

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Total Operating Olive Presses

224

246

203

242

215

246

194

249

No. of Olive Presses Temporarily Closed

 

20

84

43

62

27

68

13

Quantity of Olive Pressed

36,032.7

159,059

27,310

95,765

44,573

124,564

22,154

126,149

Quantity of Oil Extracted

8,869.7

34,002

6,790

22,106

11,163

27,744

5,443

27,062

No. of Employees

1,100

1,595

611

1,110

954

1,840

1,003

1,406

No. of Unpaid Employees

352

499

246

287

248

430

333

435

No. of Paid  Employees

748

1,096

365

823

706

1,410

670

971

Compensation of Employees

499.0

1,099.3

283

819

468

950

238

1,000

Opening Book Value

11,869.0

14,458.8

12,774

10,796

11,270

10,476

11,888

9,421

New Fixed Assets Cost

3,811.2

5,348.0

1,161

3,049

564

10,476

598

6,994

Writtinoffs and Losses and Sold Assets

9.8

22.0

89

109

0

25

0

280

Depreciation

1,639.0

1,997.9

1,563

1,933

1,885

2,020

1,858

2,048

Closing Book Value

14,031.5

17,786.9

12,283

11,802

9,949

11,495

10,628

14,087

Olive Presses Output

4,935.6

12,319.4

2,502

5,266

2,818

5,819

2,033

8,099

Intermediate Consumption

1,730.8

2,764.8

889

1,785

820

1,752

943

1,352

Gross Value Added

3,204.8

9,554.6

1,613

3,481

1,998

4,067

1,090

6,747

Gross Fixed Capital Formation

3,731.7

4,991.7

1,072

2,941

482

3,038

598

6,272


Differences in results between opening book value in a certain year and closing book value in previous year, can be noticed due to that this indicator reflects the data for Operating Olive Presses only which could differ from one year to another.