Yearly Archives - 2018

National exports increase by 3.9% and Imports decrease by (0.5%) during the first 10 months

The statistical data issued by the Department of Statistics indicate that the value of total exports reached JD.4514.9 million during the first 10 months of 2018 [i.e., an increase by 3.7% compared with the same period of 2017]. Meanwhile, the national exports value reached JD.3818.6 Million during the first 10...

18.6% Unemployment Rate during the third Quarter of 2018

The Department of Statistics issued its quarterly report on the Unemployment Rate at the kingdom for the third quarter of 2018: The following are the main results: Unemployment:  The results show that the Unemployment Rate has reached (18.6%) during the third quarter of 2018 ; representing an increase by 0.1 percentage...

National exports increase by 3.0% and Imports increase by 0.3% during the first nine months of 2018

The statistical data issued by the Department of Statistics indicate that the value of total exports reached JD.4027.5 million during the first nine months of 2018 [i.e., an increase by 3.4% compared with the same period of 2017]. Meanwhile, the national exports value reached JD.3393.8 Million during the first nine...

3.1% the Average decrease in Agricultural Producers’ Prices during September 2018

The data issued by the Department of Statistics indicates a decrease in the Average Agricultural Producers’ Price Index for September 2018 by 3.1% compared with September 2017. (The Price Index reached 100.5 in September 2018 compared with 103.7 in September 2017). The most significant crops that contributed to this decrease were...