West Bank and Gaza Strip
Economic and Financial Data
National Summary Data Page
(This is the first NSDP, which is going to be updated along with progress made towards meeting SDDS requirements )
Date of last update:
08/29/2012
The Data shown on this page compiled by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Palestine Monetary Authority, Ministry of F of Finance and Palestine Exchange.
(REAL SECTOR, FISCAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SECTOR, EXTERNAL SECTOR, SOCIO-demographic)
SDDS Data Category and Component |
Unit |
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Period of latest data |
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REAL SECTOR |
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1- National Accounts |
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US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
2,421.8 |
2,511.8 |
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Final consumption |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
3,271.9 |
3,025.6 |
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Household Final Consumption |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
2,518.1 |
2,292.6 |
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Government Final Consumption |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
663.0 |
619.3 |
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NPISH final consumption |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
90.8 |
113.7 |
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Gross Capital Formation |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
373.9 |
426.6 |
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Net Exports of goods and services |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
-1,224.0 |
-940.4 |
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Exports |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
353.1 |
508.9 |
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Imports |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
1,577.1 |
1,449.3 |
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B- GDP at Constant Prices, by Expenditure Approach 1, (2004 is the base year) |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
1,579.7 |
1,629.4 |
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Final consumption |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
2,053.5 |
1,895.1 |
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Household Final Consumption |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
1,576.0 |
1,433.0 |
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Government Final Consumption |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
419.9 |
390.4 |
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NPISH final consumption |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
57.6 |
71.7 |
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Gross Capital Formation |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
282.0 |
310.1 |
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Net Exports of goods and services |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
-755.8 |
-575.8 |
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Exports |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
223.7 |
320.9 |
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Imports |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
979.5 |
896.7 |
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2-Industrial Production Index |
Index |
Jun/12 |
114.69 |
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3- Labor Market Indicators |
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Employment |
thousands of persons |
Q2/12 |
877.4 |
833.5 |
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Unemployment |
percentage of labor force |
Q2/12 |
20.9 |
23.9 |
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Wages/Earnings |
monthly average (NIS) |
Q2/12 |
2,395 |
2,362 |
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4- Price Indices |
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Consumer Prices Index |
Index |
Jul/12 |
134.93 |
134.38 |
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Producer Prices Index |
Index |
Jul/12 |
100.67 |
100.46 |
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SDDS Data Category and Component |
Unit |
Observations |
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Period of latest data |
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Data for previous period |
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FISCAL SECTOR |
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1- General Government Operations |
2011 |
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Revenue |
US$ Million |
2011 | 3,460.7 |
3,589.7 |
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Taxes |
US$ Million |
2011 | 1,998.0 |
1,846.4 |
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Social contributions |
US$ Million |
2011 | 3.3 |
3.2 |
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Grants |
US$ Million |
2011 | 1,076.5 |
1,309.4 |
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Other expense |
US$ Million |
2011 | 382.8 |
430.7 |
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Expense |
US$ Million |
2011 | 3,403.4 |
3,293.6 |
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Compensation of employees |
US$ Million |
2011 | 2,030.0 |
1,804.6 |
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Use of goods and services |
US$ Million |
2011 | 613.2 |
532.2 |
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Consumption of fixed capital |
US$ Million |
2011 | 0.2 |
0.0 |
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Interest |
US$ Million |
2011 | 59.6 |
45.4 |
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Subsidies |
US$ Million |
2011 | 0.1 |
0.0 |
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Grants |
US$ Million |
2011 | 24.8 |
9.2 |
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Social benefits |
US$ Million |
2011 | 489.3 |
487.4 |
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Other expense |
US$ Million |
2011 | 186.3 |
414.8 |
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2- Central Government Operations 2 |
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Revenues |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
910.6 |
654.4 |
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Expenditure |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
966.2 | 945.4 |
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Balance (Deficit/Surplus) |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
-55.5 | -291.0 |
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Aggregate Financing |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
117.6 | 326.7 |
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* Domestic Financing |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
-143.4 | 148.1 |
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- Bank |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
-143.4 | 148.1 |
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- Non bank |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
0.0 | 0.0 |
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* Foreign Financing |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
237.0 | 142.1 |
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* Residual |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
23.9 | 36.4 | |
3- Central Government Debt 2 |
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Total |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
8,938.5 | 9,177.4 |
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Residency |
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- Domestic |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
4,439.2 | 4,760.2 |
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- Foreign |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
4,499.3 | 4,417.2 |
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SDDS Data Category and Component |
Unit |
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Period of latest data |
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FINANCIAL SECTOR |
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1- Depository corporations survey—formerly Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector |
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Broad Money Liabilities |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
6345.0 | 6,377.0 | |
Domestic Claims |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
3644.2 | 3,556.4 |
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* Net claims on central government |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
852.6 |
781.4
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* Claims on other resident sectors |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
2791.6 | 2,775.0 |
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** Other financial corporations |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
16.8 |
17.0
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** State And Local Government |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
1.6 | 1.7 |
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** Public nonfinancial corporations |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
0.0 | 0.2 | |
** Private Sector |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
2773.3 | 2,756.0 |
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Net foreign position |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
3963.7 |
4,050.8
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* Total foreign assets |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
4281.7 | 4,408.1 |
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* Total foreign liabilities |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
-317.9 |
-357.3
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2- Central Bank Survey—formerly Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank |
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Monetary base |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
894.5 | 884.6 |
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Claims on other Depository Corporations |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
109.8 | 94.5 |
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* Net claims on central government |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
3.0 | 3.0 |
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* Claims on all other resident sectors |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
0.7 | 0.7 |
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** Other financial corporations |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
0 | 0 |
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** State And Local Government |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
0 | 0 | |
** Public nonfinancial corporations |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
0 | 0 |
|
** Private Sector |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
0.7 | 0.7 | |
Net foreign position |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
888.6 | 894.0 |
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* Total foreign assets |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
888.6 | 894.0 | |
* Total foreign liabilities |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
0 | 0 |
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3- Interest Rates 3 |
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4- Stock Market: Share Price Index |
(Al Quds Index )Point |
Daily |
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SDDS Data Category and Component |
Unit |
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Period of latest data |
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1-Balance of Payments |
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Current Account |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
-690.5 |
-400.9 | |
Goods: Exports |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
248.0 |
404.7 | |
Goods: Imports |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
1,503.2 |
1369.2 | |
Services: Exports |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
167.9 |
197.3 | |
Services: Imports |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
263.9 |
242.2 | |
Income: Credit |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
281.3 |
308.5 | |
Income: Debit |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
39.6 |
21.5 | |
Current transfers: Credit |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
490.4 |
398.9 | |
Current transfers: Debit |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
71.4 |
77.4 | |
Capital Account |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
80.3 |
76.1 | |
Capital account: Credit |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
80.3 |
76.1 | |
Capital account: Debit |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
0.0 |
0.0 | |
Financial Account |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
628.5 |
401.1 | |
Direct investment abroad |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
-2.4 |
14.9 | |
Direct investment in reporting economy |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
88.4 |
77.3 | |
Portfolio investment: Assets |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
9.1 |
-29.8 | |
Portfolio investment: Liabilities |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
18.4 |
-4.9 | |
Financial derivatives: Assets |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
0.0 |
0.0 | |
Financial derivatives: Liabilities |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
0.0 |
0.0 | |
Other investment: Assets |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
689.1 |
359.2 | |
Other investment: Liabilities |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
-63.3 |
94.8 | |
Reserve assets |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
-110.8 |
-110.4 | |
Net errors and omissions |
US$ Million |
Q1/12 |
-18.3 |
76.3 | |
2- Official reserve assets |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
634.7 |
628.6 |
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* Foreign currency reserves |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
617.6 |
611.3 |
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* Other reserve assets |
US$ Million |
Jul/12 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
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3- Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
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4- Merchandise Trade (Foreign Trade) |
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* Trade balance |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
-295.7 | -321.5 | |
- Merchandise exports (f.o.b.) |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
60.2 | 64.3 | |
- Merchandise imports (c.i.f.) |
US$ Million |
Jun/12 |
355.9 | 385.8 | |
5- International investment position (IIP) |
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*Assets |
US$ Million |
2010 |
5,423.1 |
5,569.3 |
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** Direct investment abroad |
US$ Million |
2010 |
241.0 |
148.9 |
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** Portfolio investment |
US$ Million |
2010 |
806.3 |
761.2 |
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*** Equity securities |
US$ Million |
2010 |
203.2 |
205.0 |
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*** Debt securities |
US$ Million |
2010 |
603.1 |
556.2 |
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** Other investment |
US$ Million |
2010 |
3,845.2 |
4,163.8 |
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** Reserve assets |
US$ Million |
2010 |
530.6 |
495.4 |
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** Financial derivatives |
US$ Million |
2010 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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*Liabilities |
US$ Million |
2010 |
4,137.2 |
4,007.6 |
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** Direct investment in the reporting economy |
US$ Million |
2010 |
2,175.3 |
1,958.7 |
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** Portfolio investment |
US$ Million |
2010 |
611.9 |
614.8 |
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*** Equity securities |
US$ Million |
2010 |
611.9 |
614.8 |
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*** Debt securities |
US$ Million |
2010 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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** Other investment |
US$ Million |
2010 |
1,350.1 |
1,434.1 |
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** Financial derivatives |
US$ Million |
2010 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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6- External Debt |
NIS Million |
Jul/12 |
4,499.3 |
4,417.2 |
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7- Exchange Rate |
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Daily |
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SDDS Data Category and Component |
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Period of latest data |
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SOCIO-demographic |
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1- Population |
In thousands of persons |
2011 |
4,168.858 |
4,048.403 |
Footnotes:
2 The data covers budgetary while the data for Palestinian Pension under processing.
3 No National Currency, No Central Bank Rate, No Government Securities Rate.