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Country
Israel
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 OECD member countries
Population Evolution of the population Total population Thousands
6,869.5
6,990.7 7,116.7  
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Population growth rates Percent change on previous year 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%  
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Total fertility rates   2.90 2.84 2.88  
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Ageing societies Ratio of population aged 65 and over to the total population Percents 9.90% 9.90% 9.90%  
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Ratio of inactive population aged 65 and over to the total labour force Percents 23.3% 23.1% 23.0%  
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Macroeconomic trends Size of GDP Gross domestic product Billion current US$ PPP's  152.716 158.088 171.202 185.927
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GDP per capita Current US$ PPP's  22,429 22,812 24,271 25,758
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Volume index of GDP per capita 2000=100 84.9 85.9 86.8 88.2
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National income per capita Gross national income per capita Current US$ PPP's  21,762 22,534 24,175 25,768
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Evolution of GDP Real GDP growth Percent change on previous year 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.3
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Household saving Household net saving rates Percentage of income 12.5 13.4 15.1 12.7
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Investment rates Gross fixed capital formation Percentage of GDP 16.6 16.3 17.1 18.5
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Gross fixed capital formation: machinery and equipment Percentage of GDP 7.6 7.4 7.6 8.5
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Gross fixed capital formation: housing Percentage of GDP 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.7
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Inflation GDP deflator Percent change on previous year -0.1 1.0 2.2 -0.2
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Labour productivity GDP per hour worked Percent change on previous year 4.6 2.4 2.9 0.6
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Multi-factor productivity Multi-factor productivity Percent change on previous year 7.0 4.8 4.7 2.6
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Value added by activity Value added in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing Percentage of total value added 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0
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Value added in industry, including energy Percentage of total value added 17.6 16.9 17.5 16.7
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Value added in construction Percentage of total value added 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.1
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Value added in in transport, trade, hotels and restaurants Percentage of total value added 19.4 19.5 19.5 20.1
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Value added in banks, insurance, real estate and other business services Percentage of total value added 33.1 33.9 32.7 33.5
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Value added in government, health, education and other personal services Percentage of total value added 25.9 25.0 24.6 24.7
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Evolution of value added by activity Real value added in agriculture, forestry and fishing Percent change on previous year 17.4 6.5 2.2 1.6
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Real value added in industry Percent change on previous year 2.9 4.2 10.2 4.4
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Real value added in services Percent change on previous year 5.1 4.6 5.4 6.3
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Small and medium-sized enterprises Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with less than 20 employees Percents 16.7 15.1 14.7  
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Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 20 or more employees Percents 83.3 84.9 85.2  
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Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with less than 10 employees Percents 3.6 3.7 3.2  
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Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 10-19 employees Percents 13.2 11.4 11.5  
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Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 20-49 employees Percents 14.0 14.4 14.4