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14.5% the Average Decrease in Agricultural Producers’ Prices during April 2018

The data issued by the Department of Statistics indicates a decrease in the Average Agricultural Producers’ Price Index for April 2018 by (14.5%) compared with April 2017. (The Price Index reached 102.6 in April 2018 compared with 120.0 in April 2017).The most significant crops that contributed to this decrease were tomatoes...

18.4% Unemployment Rate during the first Quarter of 2018

The Department of Statistics issued its quarterly report on the Unemployment Rate of 2018: The following are the main results of this survey: Unemployment:  The results show that the Unemployment Rate has reached (18.4%) during the first quarter of 2018 ; representing an increase by 0.2 percentage points of the first...

International Workers’ Day

The world celebrates the Workers ' Day on the first day of May every year. The Knights of Labor, founded in 1869 as a trade union organization that seeks to improve workers' conditions and reduce working hours, have introduced this event. Later, with the development of the trade union movement, a...

National exports increase by 0.1% and Imports by 3.9% during the first two months of 2018

The statistical data issued by the Department of Statistics indicate that the value of total exports reached JD.780.8 million During January and February 2018 [i.e., a decrease by (4.5%) compared with the same period of 2017]. Meanwhile, the national exports value reached JD.647.8 Million during January and February 2018 [i.e....