Labor force: NA
by occupation: construction 28.2%, agriculture 21.8%, industry
14.5%, commerce, restaurants, and hotels 12.6%, other services 22.9%
(1991)
note: excluding Israeli settlers
Unemployment rate: 25%-30% (1995 est.)
Budget: $NA
Industries: generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale, modern industries in the settlements and industrial centers
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity:
capacity: NA kW
production: NA kWh
consumption per capita: NA kWh
note: most electricity imported from Israel; East Jerusalem Electric
Company buys and distributes electricity to Palestinians in East
Jerusalem and its concession in the West Bank; the Israel Electric
Company directly supplies electricity to most Jewish residents and
military facilities; at the same time, some Palestinian
municipalities, such as Nabulus and Janin, generate their own
electricity from small power plants
Agriculture: olives, citrus and other fruits, vegetables; beef,
dairy products
Exports: $116 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
commodities: olives, fruit, vegetables
partners: Jordan, Israel
Imports: $791 million (c.i.f., 1994 est.)
commodities: food, consumer goods, construction materials
partners: Jordan, Israel
External debt: $NA