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The decline in living standards in 2020 was the largest recorded since 2001
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The public has suffered in 2020 the most severe damage to its economic situation in the last twenty years. According to the report, the decline in living standards in Israel in 2020 was the largest recorded in the country since the Great Recession in 2001. Households from the middle-class deciles suffered the most economic damage while families from the highest decile suffered less income. Thus, incomes Of households in the fifth and sixth deciles decreased in 2020 by about 5% compared to 2019, in the seventh decile income decreased by 4.3%, and in the eighth decile by 4%. In the ninth...

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Jan 21, 2021

 Since the begining of the closure 150,159 job seekers have registered, 5,560 over the weekend
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As expected, due to the extension of the third closure by another 10 days so far, employers have increased their employees' time off. Data reported this morning (Sunday) by the Employment Service show that 5,560 new jobseekers were registered over the weekend. Since the beginning of the third closure, a total of 150,159 new job seekers have been registered, of whom 89,000 have been registered since the closure was tightened. The data also show that 121,291 jobseekers were taken on unpaid leave and their rate is about 80.8% of all new unemployed, while 28,868 of them were fired or resigned

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Jan 24, 2021

The Ministry of Health is discussing a possibility of imposing severe restrictions on Purim holiday
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The Ministry of Health has been discussing in recent days the possibility of imposing severe restrictions on the coming Purim, in order to prevent a renewed increase in morbidity, which has been declining significantly in recent days. Meanwhile, many people took advantage of the trade opening yesterday to buy costumes for Purim - and toy stores have long queues ahead of the holiday, which will begin on Thursday evening. At this stage, the Ministry of Health has not yet formulated a decision regarding restrictions on Purim, with one option being to impose a night curfew to prevent...

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Feb 21, 2021

"The situation of the labor market in January was more difficult than last October"
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The situation of the labor market in January was more difficult than in October, when the second closure ended - both in the rate of job seekers and in the length of the period in which many of them are out of work. This emerges from an analysis of the employment service. 127.7 thousand new job seekers were registered in January - an increase of 56.4% compared to December 2020. On the other hand, only 18.2 thousand people reported returning to work - the lowest number of returnees since the beginning of the crisis. At the beginning of January, 727.4 thousand jobseekers were registered and...

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Feb 23, 2021

Consumer price index rose by 0.3% in February - apartment prices rose by 0.9%
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The consumer price index rose by 0.3% in February 2021, indicating that after a long period of Corona, prices began to rise, with inflation already estimated to increase by approximately 201%. . Significant price decreases were recorded in fresh vegetables - 1.9% and in footwear - 1.7%. Since the beginning of the year, the consumer price index has risen by 0.2% and in the last 12 months (February 2021 compared to February 2020), the consumer price index remains unchanged, after a negative index throughout 2020. According to the CBS Housing Price Index, which is published together with the...

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Mar 15, 2021

The mortgage market continues to boil: In February NIS 7.3 billion were taken
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The mortgage market continues to boil: Bank of Israel data show that the volume of new mortgages taken out in February was NIS 7.3 billion, a jump of 19% compared to February last year, and of 11% compared to the average in the last 12 months. Similar to January, the average mortgage amount reached NIS 800,000 in February. The banking system notes that the strong data are due to high demand, for fear of continued price increases, and the lack of a plan to address the supply in the housing market on the horizon. In addition, economic uncertainty diminished with the gradual return to...

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Mar 25, 2021

 Bank of Israel in it's  annual report: The need to raise tax rates may arise
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The Bank of Israel today publishes the annual report for 2020, which includes an extensive review of the effects of the corona on the economy. The bottom line, the report notes, is that there are considerable differences between sectors in the economy and society. Weaknesses of the socio-economic safety net and gaps between sectors. According to the report, the approval of the state budget for 2021 is essential to set priorities and implement plans to accelerate growth, especially in the areas of human capital and investment in public transport, communications, energy and environmental...

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Mar 31, 2021

Back to routine: Consumer confidence index in March rose to 7% - like the value in February 2020
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Returning to the routine, also on the economic side: The consumer confidence index in March rose to 7% - compared to 12% - in the previous month, and similar to the value measured in February 2020, on the eve of the corona crisis, then the index stood at 6%. This is what the Central Bureau of Statistics publishes today (Tuesday). The balance sheet relating to the individuals' intentions for large purchases in the coming year compared to the previous year stands at 24%, similar to February; The balance sheet has been improving since October, when it stood at 45%. The balance sheet relating...

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Apr 13, 2021

 Central Bureau of Statistics: A record number of job vacancies was about 112.5 thousand in March
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The Central Bureau of Statistics today publishes an amazing statistic regarding the number of vacancies in the economy. According to the CBS, the number of job vacancies was about 112.5 thousand jobs in March, which is the highest estimate observed since the beginning of the survey in 2009. The highest estimate so far was 106.5 in May 2017. The vacancy rate for March is 4.43% compared to the average vacancy rate of 3.59% in 2019 and 2.47% in 2020. There has been an increase in the number of job vacancies in all sectors of the economy surveyed compared to the 2020 average, and the most...

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Apr 18, 2021

 The government debt has increased by about 20% and reached almost a trillion shekels
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The price of the economic corona: The government debt has reached almost a trillion shekels. In 2020, government debt increased by about 20% and stood at NIS 984 billion each, compared to NIS 823 billion last year. The government deficit more than tripled during 2020 and has reached unprecedented proportions since the 1980s. Add to this the dramatic drop in tax revenues recorded at the beginning of the crisis and the ongoing budget, it will be possible to understand the magnitude of the event that took place in the offices of the Accountant General Unit, responsible for providing funding...

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Apr 20, 2021

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