Statistical Yearbook of Palestine 2011
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Transport and Communication
16.1
Transport and Storage
There were 521 enterprises engaged in these enterprises in the Palestinian Territory.
There were 4,990 individuals employed in these enterprises: 4,714 males and 276
females.
The value of output of enterprises in transport and storage activities was US$125.0
million, intermediate consumption was US$38.4 million, while the value added was
US$86.6 million.
16.2
Information and Communication:
There were 446 enterprises engaged in this sector in the Palestinian Territory.
There were 4,377 individuals employed in these enterprises: 3561 males and 816
females.
The value of output of enterprises in information and communications activities was
US$588.9 million, intermediate consumption was US$62.1 million, while the value
added was US$526.8 million.
For more details on transport and communication, see the tables in chapter 1.16 of
the Arabic section, pages 161-172.
17.
Construction
There were 438 enterprises engaged in this sector in the Palestinian Territory.
There were 5,754 individuals employed in these enterprises: 5,496 males and 258
females.
The value of output of enterprises in the construction sector was US$379.4 million,
intermediate consumption totaled US$202.1 million, and the value added, including
internal trade activities, was US$177.3 million.
17.1
Building Licenses
The total number of building licenses for the fourth quarter of 2010 rose by 4.8%
compared with the third quarter of 2010. In addition, there was an increase of 2.0%
in the total number of building licenses issued in the fourth quarter of 2010
compared with the fourth quarter of 2009.
The number of new dwellings in the fourth quarter of 2010 increased by 27.5%
compared with the same quarter of 2009. There was also an increase of 10.7% in the
number of new dwellings in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with the third
quarter of 2010.