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Arab women sit on a bench in central Jerusalem, on January 04, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 20, 2023, 4:01 pm
Arab Israelis have less income, die younger than Jewish peers, data shows
Central Bureau of Statistics assessment shows barely half of Arab households can cover monthly expenses, employment rates lower than for Jewish counterparts
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with the incoming head of the Central Bureau of Statistics Prof. Yaron Felus, April 30, 2023. (Courtesy/GPO)
April 30, 2023, 4:57 pm
Cabinet approves appointment of new Central Bureau of Statistics head
As the new CBS chief, Yaron Felus will provide data about the economic, demographic, social and environmental situation in Israel
By Sharon Wrobel
Children play with Israeli flags ahead of Israel's 75th Independence Day in Moshav Yashresh, on April 19, 2023 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 24, 2023, 2:56 pm
Israel’s population nears 10 million, a 12-fold increase since state’s 1948 founding
Central Bureau of Statistics releases figures ahead of nation’s 75th anniversary; 183,000 babies born last year, and 28% of population is below age of 14
By ToI Staff
Yaron Felus. (Courtesy/Survey of Israel)
April 18, 2023, 7:26 pm
After controversy, Yaron Felus chosen as next chief of Central Bureau of Statistics
Felus, 55, was selected unanimously among 13 candidates by a committee after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly sought to appoint a confidant to head the organization
By Sharon Wrobel
New buildings going up in Beer Yaakov on March 26, 2020. (Flash90)
April 14, 2023, 9:58 pm
Home prices slide for first time in years, but inflation remains steady
Central Bureau of Statistics says consumer price index rose by 0.4% in March over the previous month, but sees real estate costs dropping 0.2% as interest rates go up
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: People shop at the Jerusalem Mahane Yehuda market, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 19, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 15, 2023, 9:58 pm
Israeli inflation higher than forecast in February, boosting odds of more rate hikes
Rise of consumer prices over past 12 months eased to 5.2% in February versus expectations of 5%; Bank of Israel governor signals interest rates will climb higher still
By Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 10, 2023 in Rome. (Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
March 14, 2023, 1:20 pm
Report: PM halts statistics bureau hires after failed bid to name loyalist as chief
Netanyahu took ‘highly irregular step’ amid apparent effort to politicize Central Bureau of Statistics; Lapid: Trying to harm CBS’s independence so he can manipulate the facts
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of newly completed high-rise residential buildings in the 1200 neighborhood of Hod Hasharon, in central Israel on September 14, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
January 16, 2023, 8:00 am
Rise in housing prices slows but still up almost 19% from 2021
New CBS report shows prices up 18.8% in October to November 2022, a slight drop from previous period with record 20.3% rise
By Danielle Nagler
Passengers wait for a bus at the entrance to Jerusalem on August 1, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 15, 2023, 11:21 pm
Israel’s inflation at 5.3% in 2022, its highest level since 2008
Consumer price index rose 0.3% in December, led by gains in housing, food, transportation, and telecommunications prices, according to Central Bureau of Statistics
By Sharon Wrobel
Ukrainian immigrants to Israel who fled fighting in Ukraine arrive on a rescue flight at Ben Gurion Airport, on March 17, 2022. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
December 29, 2022, 8:00 pm
Israel’s population approaches 9.7 million as 2022 comes to an end
73.6% of residents Jewish, 21.1% Arab; population grows by 2.2% amid surge of immigrants from Russia and Ukraine
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Christmas parade outside the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on the eve of the Christmas holiday, December 24, 2022. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
December 26, 2022, 1:58 am
Annual Christmas report says Israel’s Christian population has grown to 185,000
Central Bureau of Statistics study finds community, concentrated largely in country’s north, grew by 2% in 2021
By Ash Obel
A woman floats in the Dead Sea at Ein Bokek. Illustrative. (Subbotsky via iStock by Getty Images)
October 28, 2022, 8:51 am
Israel to build 8,000 new hotel rooms by 2023 as tourism ramps up
Hotel occupancy rates nearing pre-pandemic levels, though many bookings this year still Israeli ‘staycationers’
By Danielle Nagler
Workers prepare ballot boxes for the upcoming Israeli elections, at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, before they are shipped to polling stations, October 12, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 27, 2022, 10:24 pm
With 200k new voters, 6.2 million eligible to cast ballots in November 1 election
Central Bureau of Statistics figures show Jews make up 77% of voters, Arabs 17%
By ToI Staff
New immigrants from North America arrive on a special aliyah flight arranged by the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 14, 2019. (Flash90)
September 20, 2022, 4:36 pm
Israel’s population climbs toward 10 million mark, statistics bureau says
9.6 million people live in country, 74% Jewish, 21% Arab; Central Bureau of Statistics predicts country will reach 20 million by 2065
By ToI Staff
Israeli shekels, Jerusalem. (Orel Cohen/ Flash90)
September 16, 2022, 11:22 am
Inflation pressures cool in August but housing prices soar further
Consumer price index dipped 0.3% last month, bringing annual inflation rate down to 4.6%; cost of homes up a whopping 17.9% from previous year
By ToI Staff
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