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Palestinian Industry
"An Introduction"
Restrictions imposed by the occupying authorities are designed to protect Israeli industry. Even advisors to the Israeli government admit that this policy cannot be justified in such terms because of the relatively small scale of the OPT economy compared to Israel and the benefits which could accrue for the Israeli economy if Israel switched to a more liberal policy. Israeli policy restricts Palestinian production directly, through restrictive licensing of production units and control imports and of marketing in Israel and abroad. All foreign trade must pass through Israeli ports or airports or the Israeli-controlled Jordan bridges. Israel demands that all exports and imports from the OPT require a permit, and imposes taxes and customs duties and bureaucratic delays. Israel also requires Hebrew labeling of the few products which are permitted to be marketed in Israel or annexed Jerusalem. 80% of industrial firms rely on imports of raw material
The following are some statistics about the Palestinian Industry sector as compiled by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS):
Economic Activity |
Number of Establishments |
No. of Persons Engaged |
Compensation of Employees |
Mining and quarrying |
193 |
1112 |
4148.3 |
Manufacture of food and beverages |
1484 |
7372 |
14011.0 |
Manufacture of tobacco products |
7 |
58 |
200.2 |
Manufacture of textiles |
279 |
1273 |
2845.0 |
Manufacture of wearing apparel |
1494 |
12114 |
27046.3 |
Tanning of leather; manufacture of bags |
551 |
2930 |
5764.6 |
Manufacture of wood and its products |
627 |
1763 |
2352.2 |
Manufacture of paper and its products |
32 |
473 |
1757.5 |
Publishing, printing and reproduction |
97 |
342 |
576.8 |
Manufacture of chemicals & its products |
102 |
1399 |
5414.8 |
Manufacture of rubber and plastic |
108 |
783 |
2742.2 |
Manufacture of non-metallic products |
1314 |
8691 |
29030.6 |
Manufacture of basic metals |
13 |
67 |
109.8 |
Manufacture of metal products |
2032 |
4735 |
6602.5 |
Manufacture of machinery and equipment |
164 |
520 |
996.9 |
Manufacture of electrical machinery |
71 |
225 |
451.4 |
Manufacture of medical & optical equip. |
65 |
159 |
228.2 |
Manufacture of motor vehicles & trailers |
16 |
119 |
355.1 |
Manufacture of other transport equipment |
10 |
55 |
138.5 |
Manufacture of furniture |
1171 |
3353 |
6182.5 |
Recycling |
23 |
116 |
317.9 |
Electricity & hot water supply |
72 |
148 |
219.4 |
Collection & distribution of water |
1917 |
2724 |
2757.4 |
Grand Total |
11842 |
50532 |
114249.0 |
Economic Activity |
Gross Output |
Intermediate Consumption |
Gross Value Added |
Gross Fixed Capital Formation |
Mining and quarrying |
29066.9 |
13452.0 |
15614.9 |
2612.1 |
Manufacture of food and beverages |
137432.3 |
96641.5 |
40790.8 |
6381.9 |
Manufacture of tobacco products |
1962.5 |
472.1 |
1490.4 |
3.4 |
Manufacture of textiles |
25838.6 |
16903.4 |
8935.2 |
2831.4 |
Manufacture of wearing apparel |
100488.2 |
40027.0 |
60461.2 |
3514.5 |
Tanning of leather; manufacture of bags |
34268.0 |
19481.0 |
14787.0 |
866.4 |
Manufacture of wood and its products |
25092.9 |
13261.0 |
11831.9 |
758.4 |
Manufacture of paper and its products |
21115.7 |
14262.2 |
6853.6 |
4194.3 |
Publishing, printing and reproduction |
3881.1 |
2202.0 |
1679.1 |
280.3 |
Manufacture of chemicals & its products |
37799.1 |
26917.2 |
10881.9 |
1208.7 |
Manufacture of rubber and plastic |
27148.2 |
20621.5 |
6526.7 |
2749.5 |
Manufacture of non-metallic products |
248514.7 |
162977.6 |
85537.1 |
24218.8 |
Manufacture of basic metals |
688.2 |
332.6 |
355.6 |
5.6 |
Manufacture of metal products |
73484.8 |
40338.2 |
33146.6 |
3334.3 |
Manufacture of machinery and equipment |
8365.3 |
4360.5 |
4004.8 |
315.0 |
Manufacture of electrical machinery |
2938.2 |
1822.8 |
1115.4 |
21.4 |
Manufacture of medical & optical equip. |
878.6 |
543.3 |
335.3 |
179.0 |
Manufacture of motor vehicles & trailers |
3176.3 |
1727.4 |
1448.9 |
52.5 |
Manufacture of other transport equipment |
346.7 |
170.2 |
176.5 |
2.7 |
Manufacture of furniture |
58633.9 |
34683.9 |
23950.0 |
2026.5 |
Recycling |
12290.3 |
9376.8 |
2913.6 |
64.6 |
Electricity & hot water supply |
3378.1 |
2872.2 |
505.9 |
764.8 |
Collection & distribution of water |
32128.5 |
11900.2 |
20228.4 |
3215.3 |
Grand Total |
888917.0 |
535346.2 |
353570.9 |
59601.4 |
Courtesy:Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
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