Labor force:
NA
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 13%, industry 21%, services 66% (1996)
Unemployment rate:
50% (includes Gaza Strip) (2002 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $676.6 million
expenditures: $1.155 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(includes Gaza Strip) (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products:
olives, citrus, vegetables; beef, dairy products
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 - production:
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; some Palestinian
municipalities, such as Nablus and Janin, generate their own
electricity from small power plants
Electricity - consumption:
NA kWh
Electricity - imports:
NA kWh