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3.5% the Average Increase of the Inflation Rate for September 2017

The monthly report on inflation in Jordan issued by the Department of Statistics indicates that the Consumer Price Average (Inflation) reached 120.0 in September 2017 against 115.94 for September 2016 recorded an increase by 3.5%..The main commodities groups, which contributed to this increase, were “Transport” 15.4% representing 2.0 percentage point...

The Jordanian Statistical Training Center (JSTC) holds a training course titled “Withdrawal of Samples”

Mr. Ahmed Kbailat (JSTC director), represented H.E. the Director General of the Department of Statistics (DoS) Dr. Qassem Saeed Al-Zu'bi, in inaugurating the above training course at JSTC headquarters in the (DoS) which lasts for (3) days with the participation of (16) employees from various (DoS) directorates.  Ms. Ghaida Al-Khasawneh...

(DoS) Planning Committee Meeting

The Administration and Planning Committee headed by H.E. the Director General of the Department of Statistics, Dr. Qassem Saeed Al-Zu'bi, held its periodic meeting to follow up on the latest developments and achievements, especially the National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS) and the King Abdullah Award for Excellence and...

Important clarification by the Department of Statistics (DoS) on the implementation of the Seventh Population and Family Health Survey (PFHS)

The (DoS) began implementing the seventh (PFHS) on 1st October 2017 and would like to clarify the following points: The survey sample covers twenty thousand (20,000) households out of two (2) million households in Jordan, therefore will not cover all citizens. Blood tests will be carried out by trained and...

The (DoS) asks citizens to cooperate for implementing the PFHS Survey – 2017 successfully

The Department of Statistics (DoS) calls upon citizens to cooperate for implementing the Population and Family Health Survey – 2017 successfully besides a number of regular annual studies in addition to the Household Expenditure and Income Survey (HEIS) and the Agricultural Census. During the interview, blood samples tests and height measurement...

13% the Average Decrease in Agricultural Producers’ Prices during July 2017 Compared with July 2016

The data issued by the Department of Statistics indicates a decrease in the Average Agricultural Producers’ Price Index for July 2017 by 13.2% compared with July 2016. (The Price Index reached 86.8 in July 2017 compared with 100.0 in July 2016).The most significant crops that contributed to this decrease were...