Ramallah-Saba:
The results of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics' monitored trade survey, which were published today, Sunday, showed that the value of the deficit in the Palestinian trade balance, which represents the difference between exports and imports, amounted to 391.7 million US dollars, and decreased by 20%, during the month of October 2024, compared to the corresponding month in 2023.
The Palestinian "Wafa" Agency reported that according to the results of the survey, imports recorded a decrease during the monitored period by 11%, as their value amounted to 514.9 million US dollars.
Imports from the Zionist entity also decreased by 8%, and imports from the entity constituted 59% of the total value of imports, while imports from the rest of the world decreased by 16%.
While exports increased during last October by 34%, reaching a value of 123.2 million US dollars.
Exports to the occupying entity increased during the monitored month by 38%, compared to the corresponding month in 2023, and exports to the entity constituted 78% of the total value of exports, while exports to the rest of the world increased by 20%.