Articles by June, 2020

The Melnick state of the Israeli Economy Index fell by a cumulative rate of 11.7 percent in the months of ç 2020. Statistical difficulties, due to a break in the data series, and problems estimating the seasonal factors, do not allow the monthly declines of the index to be separated for the months of April and May. According to our estimate, the industrial production index and the revenue in commerce and services, seasonally adjusted, fell in April by 17.6 percent and 17.3 percent correspondingly (see note below). Imports of inputs for domestic production, which is a major component of the...

The Ministry of Health announced last Sunday that from midnight to 10:30 pm, another 299 Querna patients were diagnosed in Israel. A total of 23,755 cases of corona virus infection were detected in Israel since the beginning of the epidemic, of which 6,363 are currently active (not including recovering and dying). The death toll rose to one in 318 people, the number of patients in severe condition decreased by two to 39, of which 22 were respiratory. The condition of 60 of the active patients is moderately defined. Yesterday there was another drop in the number of tests and 8,572 -...