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Palestinian Trade

"An Introduction"

 

The following are some statistics about Palestinian Trade as compiled by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

 

Internal Trade in Palestinian Territories
by Economic Activity, 1994

Economic Activity

Number of Establishments

No. of Persons Engaged

Compensation of Employees

Wholesale, retail trade & repairs

30,878

58,358

47,143.8

Sale & repair of motor vehicles

4,480

10,047

11,063.2

Sale of motor vehicles

81

150

187.5

Maintenance & ýrepair of motor vehicles

3,282

7,052

5,062.0

Sale of motor vehicle parts

722

1,570

1,939.8

Sale & repair of motorcycles

140

140

0.0

Retail sale of automotive fuel

255

1,135

3,873.9

Wholesale trade & commission trade

2,724

9,196

20,734.6

wholesale on a fee or contract basis

109

570

440.1

Wholesale of agricultural raw materials

145

647

2,672.6

Wholesale of food, beverages & tobacco

588

2,314

7,480.1

Wholesale of textiles, clothing & footwear

101

324

182.4

Wholesale of other household goods

292

1,502

3,286.0

Wholesale of metals & metal ores

     

Wholesale of construction materials

1,223

3,127

5,958.0

Wholesale of other intermediate products

     

Wholesale of machinery and equipment

63

198

415.8

Other wholesale

203

514

299.7

Retail trade & repair of personal goods

23,674

39,115

15,346.0

Retail sale in stores with food

10,464

15,530

1,391.9

Retail sale of food in specialized stores

3,264

5,977

2,206.3

Retail sale of pharmaceutical goods & cosm.

603

1,148

1,660.1

Retail sale of textiles,clothing & footwear

3.221

5,415

2,009.1

Retail sale of household appliances

1,729

3,460

3,334.8

Retail sale of hardware, paints & glass

604

1,159

807.9

Other retail sale in specialized stores

1,904

3,765

3,472.0

Retail sale of second-hand goods

640

1,015

70.8

Retail sale via stalls & markets

80

80

0.0

Repair of personal & household goods

1,165

1,566

393.2

 



Internal Trade in Palestinian Territories
by Economic Activity, 1994

Economic Activity

Gross Output

Intermediate Consumption

Gross Value Added

Gross Fixed Capital Formation

Wholesale, retail trade & repairs

525,972.2

113,491.5

412,480.7

19,396.0

Sale & repair of motor vehicles

125,724.1

18,740.8

106,983.4

4,404.6

Sale of motor vehicles

2,075.5

283.6

1,791.8

3.0

Maintenance & ýrepair of motor vehicles

29,497.4

10,265.7

19,231.7

2,827.9

Sale of motor vehicle parts

22,997.8

4,331.9

18,665.9

1,195.6

Sale & repair of motorcycles

397.5

81.0

316.5

0.1

Retail sale of automotive fuel

70,756.0

3,778.5

66,977.4

378.0

Wholesale trade & commission trade

202,466.1

40,467.1

161,999.0

5,512.8

wholesale on a fee or contract basis

9863.7

615.9

9247.8

57.9

Wholesale of agricultural raw materials

17,608.8

5,094.7

12,514.1

42.7

Wholesale of food, beverages & tobacco

46,924.4

9,648.7

37,275.6

1,217.9

Wholesale of textiles, clothing & footwear

4,750.9

1,201.3

3,549.6

1.3

Wholesale of other household goods

8,295.8

4,695.3

3,600.6

2,978.2

Wholesale of metals & metal ores

       

Wholesale of construction materials

107,122.8

14,479.6

92,643.2

1,195.2

Wholesale of other intermediate products

       

Wholesale of machinery and equipment

3,664.7

2,238.9

1,425.8

10.9

Other wholesale

4,235.1

2,492.7

1,742.4

8.6

Retail trade & repair of personal goods

197,782.0

54,283.6

143,498.4

9,478.6

Retail sale in stores with food

40,258.3

13,279.3

26,979.0

2,896.9

Retail sale of food in specialized stores

46,859.9

11,197.0

35,662.9

2,063.8

Retail sale of pharmaceutical goods & cosm.

17,236.1

2,006.0

15,230.1

481.3

Retail sale of textiles,clothing & footwear

27,953.4

7,785.6

20,167.7

1,320.9

Retail sale of household appliances

24,508.8

8,043.5

16,465.3

1,119.7

Retail sale of hardware, paints & glass

4,133.2

1,709.8

2,423.5

930.0

Other retail sale in specialized stores

21,275.0

6,720.7

14,554.4

544.1

Retail sale of second-hand goods

7,793.3

1,733.1

6,060.2

15.4

Retail sale via stalls & markets

195.0

14.3

180.7

0.0

Repair of personal & household goods

7,569.0

1,794.4

5,774.6

106.4

 

Statistics:Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

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