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The drop in food prices is particularly interesting given that net salaries have risen by three percent in the same time period.

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Israeli Economy Second-Quarter Growth Exceeds Expectations

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) announced that the Israeli economy grew at an annual rate of 5.1 percent in the second fiscal quarter of 2013, beating economists’ expectations. Economists had projected 3-percent growth in the second quarter for Israel. This compares with just 2.7-percent growth in the first quarter and 3.1 percent in the […]