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By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
GDP grew at an 14.1% annual rate in the first three months of the year after an annualized contraction of 21.7% in the fourth quarter of 2023.
In October, the unemployment rate fell to a low of 3.4 percent, Israel’s lowest figure in recent decades.
Last year Israel reached its lowest ever number of car accident fatalities per capita, at 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people.
“These excellent statistics ... are a direct result of the intensive work we are doing at the Ministry of Tourism.”
2.1 million tourist entered Israel between January and June, a 19% increase over last year.
During the 2016-17 school year, 18 percent of Israeli elementary school age children were obese.
Some of the latest from The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
By JNi.Media
1.74 million tourist entries were recorded in January-June 2017, an increase of 26% over the same period in 2016 (1.38 million), and 24% more than in 2015.
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Meanwhile, the proportion of students attending ultra-Orthodox schools has increased by about 300% since 1992.
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Unemployment in Israel rose to 4.9% in September, compared with 4.6% in August.
By JNi.Media
The Imports of goods and services decreased by 3.5% from the previous quarter to $20 billion. The Exports of goods and services remained at a level similar to that of the previous quarter, totaling $22.5 billion.
By JoeSettler
A number of Israeli papers regurgitated a biased AP article on settlement growth, but they should have read it more carefully before hitting publish.
Israel Police received more than 9 million ‘100' calls (Israel’s ‘911') in 2013; 18 percent came from Tel Aviv.
The average life expectancy in Israel is 81.7 years, fifth highest among OECD countries, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. The annual report on the eve of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, also reported that 10 percent of Israelis live in Jerusalem Tel Aviv is the second most popular city, where 5 percent of […]
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
It's Israel‘s 65th Independence Day, and time for stats!
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