Israel - Führende Wirtschafts-Index

The Composite State of the Economy Index in Israel rose by 0.30 percent month-on-month in October of 2019, following an upwardly revised 0.29 percent increase in September. There were increases in the sub-indexes measuring consumer goods imports (9.30 percent vs 8.85 percent in September) and production input imports (3.65 percent vs 3.32 percent). At the same time, the gauge of goods exports jumped 7.20 percent, after decreasing 9.08 percent in the prior month.

The Composite State of the Economy Index in Israel rose by 0.25 percent month-on-month in September of 2019, following a downwardly revised 0.20 percent increase in August. There were increases in the sub-indexes measuring consumer goods imports (7.06 percent vs -3.71 percent in August) and production input imports (2.95 percent vs 1.59 percent). Meanwhile, the gauge of goods exports dropped 11.98 percent, after increasing 2.35 percent in the prior month.

The Composite State of the Economy Index in Israel rose by 0.23 percent month-on-month in August 2019, the same pace as in July. There were increases in the sub-indexes measuring goods exports (2.97 percent vs 0.49 percent) and production input imports (1.28 percent vs -3.78 percent). Meanwhile, the gauge of consumer goods imports dropped 4.60 percent, after a 3.45 percent decline in July.

The Composite State of the Economy Index in Israel increased by 0.19 percent month-on-month in July of 2019, the same as in the previous month. Increases were seen in exports of goods (0.8 vs 10.4 in June) and the job vacancy rate (3.6 vs 3.5). On the other hand, declines were recorded for imports of consumer goods (-3 vs 7) and of manufacturing inputs (-3.8 vs -2.1).

The Composite State of the Economy Index in Israel increased by 0.23 percent month-on-month in June of 2019, up from an upwardly revised 0.14 percent gain in May. Increases were seen in exports of goods (6.8 vs -5.9) and imports of both consumer goods (7.6 vs -9.7 in May) and manufacturing inputs (2.2 vs -5.3). Meantime, the job vacancy rate remained at 3.6 percent, the same as in the previous month.

The Composite State of the Economy Index in Israel increased by 0.13 percent month-on-month in May of 2019, easing from a downwardly revised 0.23 percent gain in April. It was the lowest reading since April 2018, mainly dragged down by a fall in both import of manufacturing inputs (-5.2 percent vs 4.1 percent in April) and consumer goods (-10.2 percent vs -5.4 percent). Meanwhile, goods exports fell at a softer pace (-8.1 percent vs -8.6 percent) while the job vacancy rate remained at 3.6 percent, the same as in the previous month.