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16.1% the Average increase in Agricultural Producers’ Prices during November 2020

The monthly report issued by the Department of Statistics indicates an increase in the average Agricultural Producers’ Price Index for November 2020 by 16.1% compared with November 2019. (The Price Index reached 137.6 in November 2020 compared with 118.5 in November 2019). The most significant crops that contributed to this...

The deficit in the trade balance has decreased by 20.0% during the first nine months of 2020

The monthly report of the external trade issued by the Department of Statistics indicates that the value of total exports has reached 4153.9 million JDs during the first nine months of 2020 with a decrease by 5.5% compared with the same period of 2019. Meanwhile, the national exports value reached...

23.9% Unemployment Rate during the third Quarter of 2020

The Department of Statistics issued its quarterly report on the Unemployment Rate for the third quarter of 2020; the following are the main results of this survey: Unemployment: * The results show that the Unemployment Rate has reached (23.9%) during the third quarter of 2020; representing an increase by 4.8 percentage points of...

The Cabinet decides to appoint Dr. Shaher Khalaf Al-Shawabka as General Director of the Department of Statistics

The Council of Ministers decided to appoint Dr. Shaher Al-Shawabka as Director-General of the Department of Statistics, after he got the highest marks among all applicants, according to the results of the competition held following the appointment system on leading positions. Tests conducted by the Civil Service Office and interviews...

11.0% the Average Increase in Agricultural Producers’ Prices during September 2020

The monthly report issued by the Department of Statistics indicates an increase in the Average Agricultural Producers’ Price Index for September 2020 by 11.0% compared with September 2019. (The Price Index reached 101.7 in September 2020 compared with 91.6 in September 2019).The most significant crops that contributed to this Increase...

The deficit in the trade balance has decreased by 22.7% during the first eight months of 2020

The monthly report of the external trade issued by the Department of Statistics indicates that the value of total exports reached 3630.9 million JDs during the first eight months of 2020 with a decrease by 5.1% compared with the same period of 2019. Meanwhile, the national exports value reached 3232.1...