( Palestine ) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS): electronic monthly Bulletin- No.58 - 05/07/2011

 

e-Monthly Bulletin  ::: Issue No.58::: 05/07/2011
Press Releases     Exports increased in March 2011 by 20.7% compared to February2010 and reached US$ 68.3 Million According to the available data about smoking practices for the year 2010, 22.5% of persons aged 18 years and above in the Palestinian Territory are reported as smokers; 26.9% in the West Bank and 14.6% in Gaza Strip   The overall Construction Cost Index (CCI) reached 111.45 with a decrease of 0.03% , the overall Road Cost Index (RCI) reached 110.16 with an increase of 0.47%. Increase of the building licenses in the Palestinian Territory compared with previous quarter and corresponding quarter of 2010 The number of building licenses issued in the First quarter 2011 totaled 2,092. The total number of guests in the Palestinian hotels was 132 thousands persons spend 291 thousands nights, of whom 36% were from European Union countries, and 14% were from other European Union countries, while 15% of the guests were from USA and Canada The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) in the Palestinian Territory decrease by 3.23% compared with March 2011   The number of  persons participate in labour force in the Palestinian Territory was 997 thousand in the 1st quarter 2011; of whom 673 thousand in the West Bank and 324 thousand in Gaza Strip     The percentage of households that have a computer in the Palestinian Territory in 2010 was 48.8%, of which 49.9% in the West Bank and 46.6% in Gaza Strip, compared with about one quarter of households had computers in 2004 Statistics show that the total number of Palestinian population in 1948 was 1.4 million.  The estimated total number of Palestinians all over the world amounted to approximately 11 million by the end of 2010 The CPI decreased by 0.03% compared with March 2011 and increased by 3.51% compared with April 2010 The IPI for March 2011 indicates an increase by 5.94% compared with February 2011 The total number of guests in the Palestinian hotels was 577 thousands persons, who in total spent 1.25 million night during 2010.		Releases in July. 2011 05/07/2011 Index of Industrial Production (05/2011) 07/07/2011 Migration Survey, 2010 (Treated Data) 11/07/2011 International Population Day, 2011 13/07/2011 Statistical Report-Transportation and Communication 2010 14/07/2011 Monthly Consumer Price Index (06/2011) 17/07/2011 Tawjeehi Press Release 18/07/2011 domestic violence Survey،2011 20/07/2011 Wholesale Price Index Second quarter 2011 21/07/2011 Agricultural Census final Results 2010- West Bank 26/07/2011 Producer Price Index (06/2011) 27/07/2011 Perception and attitude of the manager of the industrial production institute , Seconed quarter 2011 28/07/2011 Transport Survey (Outside Establishments), 2010 (Treated Data) 31/07/2011 Price Indices for Construction Cost, Road Cost, Water Networks Cost, Sewage Networks Cost (06/2011) 31/07/2011 Registered Foreign Trade in Goods (05/2011) Latest Updates of Statistical Tables Population and Socialeducation Population and SocialVital Statistics EconomicConstruction Cost Index IndicesWater Networks Cost Index IndicesRoad Cost Index Indices Cost Index Consumer Price Index EconomicsAnnual National Accounts EconomicsProducer Price Index EconomicsTransport ServicesOutside Establishments Sector) EconomicsQuarterly National Accounts EconomicsBuilding Licenses EconomicsExisting Buildings EconomicsForeign Trade New Publications Household Energy Survey: (January, 2011)- Main Results Jerusalem Statistical Yearbook - No. "13" Transport Survey: Outside Establishments Sector 2010 - Main Results Informal Sector and Informal Employment Survey - Main Findings Construction Statistics Existing Buildings Survey, June 2010
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