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PCBS | PCBS: The Preliminary Results of the Palestinian Registered External Trade In Goods for April - October, 2020

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

 

Preliminary results of  Foreign Trade for April-October / 2020

 


 


An increase in Trade Balance Deficit on Registered* Goods by 10% in October, 2020

 

 

Exports in Goods

Exports increased in October, 2020 by 3% compared to September, 2020. It also increased by 11% compared to October, 2019 and reached USD 99.1 Million.

 

Exports to Israel decreased in October, 2020 by 3% compared to September, 2020 and it represented 86% of total exports in October, 2020.

 

On the other hand, exports to other countries increased by 60% during the same period compared to September, 2020 and reached USD 13.6 Million.

 

Imports in Goods

Imports increased in October, 2020 by 8% compared to September, 2020. While it decreased by 3% compared to October, 2019 and reached USD 459.3 Million.

 

Imports from Israel slightly increased by 0.3% in October, 2020 compared to September, 2020 and it represented 54% of total imports in October, 2020.

 

At the same time, imports from other countries increased by 19% compared to September, 2020.

 

 

Trade Balance on Registered Goods

The trade balance, which represents the difference between exports and imports, showed an increase in trade deficit by 10% in October, 2020 compared to September, 2020. While it decreased by 6% compared to October, 2019 and reached USD 360.2 Million

 

 

Notice:

Regarding the indicators for April-September 2020, which was not published on due time, the next table summarizes the most important indicators during that period and the corresponding period of 2019:

 

 

 

 

Exports and Imports on Registered* goods  And Trade Balance for April-September of

2019 and 2020

 

  Month

Exports

Imports

Trade balance

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

April

90.7

54.8

504.7

309.3

-414.0

-254.5

May

89.7

73.9

483.3

329.2

-393.6

-255.3

June

78.3

98.2

450.4

393.1

-372.1

-294.9

July

82.2

97.2

475.6

422.7

-393.4

-325.5

August

82.3

98.2

482.4

423.2

-400.1

-325.0

September

90.6

96.4

506.4

423.9

-415.8

-327.5

                               Value in Million USD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

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