Statistical Yearbook of Palestine 2011
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
The summary measure of the output or production during a certain period in time.
Estimate of GDP, like the output and the value added, can vary according to taxes
and subsidies taken into consideration. GDP is usually estimated at market prices,
producers’ prices, or basic prices.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation:
It is the value of what producers own less what they spend on new and used capital
goods.
Government Public Sector:
Includes all institutions of the three branches: legislative, judicial and executive.
Governance:
Governance expresses the practice of a political authority and the administration of
such authority of the society’s affairs and resources as well as its socioeconomic
development. Governance is a larger concept compared with government since it
embodies the operations of the unofficial institutions, the civil society organizations,
and the private sector in addition to the operations of the official state agencies
including the executive, legislative, and judicial authorities as well as the public
administration. The concept of governance also reflects the political, economic, and
social practices of the authorities in running public affairs at all centralized and
decentralized levels, i.e. the national, regional, and local levels.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation:
It is the value of what producers own less what they spend on new and used capital
goods.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation:
It is the value of what producers own less what they spend on new and used capital
goods.
Gross National Income (GNI):
This item equals Gross Domestic Product (GDP) plus net factor income from
abroad, which equals the net compensation of employees, and net capital income
received by residents.
Guests:
It refers to visitors staying in the hotels and using their facilities. Records of new guests are
based on the number of visits regardless whether it’s the same person or different.
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Handicapped and Disabled:
The disabled is defined as the person suffering from a clear and evident weakness in
performing certain activities due to continuous difficulties emanating from a physical, mental
or health state that lasted for more than six months.