Central Bureau of Statistics
Parents’ jobs linked more strongly than education to teens’ PISA scores, study finds
Knowing what parents did for a living allowed researchers to account for over double the difference in students’ scores as knowing how much education the parents had.
Israel in numbers: National population hits 10.305m., new CBS data shows ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Eilat booms, Jerusalem lags: Here is how hotel occupancy looked in Israel
Population booming three years after Oct. 7, Sderot looks to show visitors city's resiliency
Israel’s inflation rate and Consumer Price Index both fell in August
The downward movement presents a glimmer of hope for Israelis, who have spent the last 12 months watching the country’s inflation rise by 5.2% since July of last year.
Israel to measure inequality between Mizrahi and Ashkenazi Jews with new statistics
It will become possible to learn far more than is currently known about gaps in wealth, education and other factors between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jews.
Four reasons to believe Israel’s inflation has peaked
Inflation in Israel is still considerably lower than in other developed countries. Nevertheless, July’s inflation figure came as an unpleasant surprise.
Frequency of traffic accidents in Israel at a rise - CBS data
Recent years have seen an uptick in serious and fatal accidents, despite a general downward trend in the total number of traffic accidents.
Jewry demographics report: A transformation in small stats - analysis
Current calls for Israel's destruction as well as antisemitism that never dies show that some attitudes toward the Jews have not changed. What has changed, however, is the Jews themselves.
World Jewish population nears pre-Holocaust numbers at 15.2 million
On the eve of the Holocaust in 1939, the World Jewish population numbered 16.6 people.
The skies are open: How many Israelis traveled in March 2022?
The number of departures was several times higher than the figures for March 2020 and 2021, and slightly lower than the figure for March 2019.
Beit Shemesh receives over NIS 500m. to revamp infrastructure
Beit Shemesh faces significant challenges in both the social and economic realms. This plan to reinvigorate the city’s infrastructure is expected to target those challenges.
Average salary in Israel falls 2.6%
The poorest paid sectors were entertainment and leisure with an average salary of NIS 7,000, and hospitality and catering services with an average monthly salary of NIS 5,400.
Has Israel's Consumer Price Index lost touch with reality?
"It is already clear that household spending does not accord with the existing weightings in the CPI, particularly in relation to overseas vacations, entertainment, and so on."
