Q Monitor annual volume 2014: No.40, April 2015
We are glad to present to the reader the 40th issue of the quarterly Economic and Social Monitor, which covers developments in the Palestinian economy during the 4th quarter of 2014, as well as in the year as a whole with a comparison to the previous year 2013. Unlike in previous 4th quarter issues, here we have included the whole-year data within the overall presentation and not as a separate section. As we remarked in the foreword to the preceding issue, the National Accounts and the Labor Market data for the 3rd quarter of 2014 were not available at that time. To fill this gap, we have included these data in the current issue's tables. This publication also incorporates an analysis of the crisis caused by Israel's recent withholding of Palestinian clearance revenues (December 2014 through April 2015), to which we eluded in the previous issue of the Monitor. The analysis is presented in one of the ten analytical text boxes featured in this Monitor, which address economic matters that, directly or indirectly, impact the Palestinian economy. We hope that the reader will find the information and analyses in the text boxes useful and enriching. With this publication, we have completed the 2014 issues and will embark next on preparing the 2015 issues.