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Current Foreign Trade Indicators Value in Million US $

 

• Summary Indicators of International Trade
• Indicators of International Trade
• Commodity Structure of Palestinian Exports and Imports

Main Indicators	Value in $US (Millions)		% Change
	2007	2008
Total Exports	634.8	685	8
Commodity Exports	513	558.4	9
Service Exports	121.8	126.6	4
Total Imports	3,388.735	3,561.268	6
Commodity Imports	3,284.035	3,466.268	5
Service Imports	104.7	95.1	9
Trade Balance	-2753.935	-2876.268	4
Commodity Trade Balance	-2,771.056	-2,907.772	5
Service Trade Balance	17.2	31.5	82
Commodity Exports to Israel	445.228	499.423	9
Commodity Imports from Israel	2,442.851	2,794.829	14

 

Source: PCBS, 2009

The data collection process for determining the structure of commodity trade in Palestine is still limited, some preliminary figures are listed below. The data concludes that there is a continuing reliance on exporting labor-intensive manufactured consumer goods, while a dominant amount of foodstuffs, fuel and manufactured goods are being imported.

Commodity Structure of Palestinian Exports and Imports Value in 1000 US $

Commodity	Commodity Imports % Change		Commodity Exports % Change
	2007	2008	2007	2008
Food & Live Animals	15	15	13	11
Beverages & Tobacco	4	4	3	3
Crude Materials , inedible except fuels	1	1	3	2
Mineral Fuels , lubricants and related materials	39	42	2	1
Animal & Vegetable Oils, Fats & waxes	0.5	0.6	3	4
Chemicals & related products, n.e.s.	7	7	13	13
Manufactured Goods classified chiefly by material	14	14	43	43
Machinery & Transport Equipments	14	12	6	6
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	6	5	14	17
Commodities and transactions, n.e.s in the SITC Rev3	-	-	0.2	-

 

-: Not Available Data

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