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Zawya
2 hours ago
- Business
- Zawya
Jordan: IPP index records 0.27% decline in first four months of 2025
AMMAN — The Industrial Producer Price (IPP) index for the first four months of 2025 reached 106.97 points, compared with 107.26 points for the same period in 2024, marking a decline of 0.27 per cent, the Department of Statistics' (DoS) monthly report showed on Thursday. According to the report, the decline was "primarily" attributed to a 0.23 per cent decrease in manufacturing prices and a 1.33 per cent drop in extractive industries prices, while electricity prices saw a modest increase of 0.18 per cent. On a monthly basis, the PPI for April 2025 stood at 106.60 points, compared with 107.41 points in April 2024, marking a year-on-year decrease of 0.75 per cent, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. In terms of commodity breakdown, the decrease in April 2025 index compared with the same month in 2024 was mainly due to a 0.94 per cent decline in manufacturing prices. Prices in the extractive industries sector rose by 0.49 per cent, while electricity prices increased by 1.02 per cent. Compared with the previous month, the PPI for April 2025 also fell, registering 106.60 points versus 107.21 points in March 2025, reflecting a 0.57 per cent monthly decrease. This monthly drop was driven by a 0.66 per cent decrease in manufacturing prices, despite slight increases of 0.04 per cent in extractive industries and 0.24 percent in electricity prices. © Copyright The Jordan Times. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
CNA
3 days ago
- General
- CNA
Singaporeans' life expectancy rises for second year
Singaporeans' life expectancy has risen for the second straight year. It rose by nearly 11 months over the last decade to 83.5 years. This is according to data compiled by the Department of Statistics. The increase follows a dip between 2020 and 2023, when mortality rates went up due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CNA
3 days ago
- Health
- CNA
Life expectancy of Singapore residents rises to 83.5 years in 2024
SINGAPORE: Singapore residents' life expectancy at birth rose to 83.5 years in 2024, an increase of 0.3 years from the previous year. The preliminary data released by the Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Tuesday (May 27) also showed life expectancy improved over the last decade, up from 82.6 years in 2014. Life expectancy in 2023 was affected by higher mortality rates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "As these higher mortality rates are assumed to apply throughout a lifetime, life expectancy data for 2023 may not accurately represent the number of years individuals can expect to live, if mortality rates return to pre-pandemic levels," SingStat said. At age 65, life expectancy improved from 20.9 years in 2023 to 21.2 years in 2024. It increased by 0.6 years over the last 10 years, from 20.6 years in 2014. Data on life expectancy in SingStat's report shows the average number of additional years that people might expect to live if these mortality rates apply throughout their lives. It does not take into account future changes in mortality, said the department. MALE AND FEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCIES Resident male life expectancy at birth stood at 81.2 years last year, an improvement of 0.2 years from 2023. Over the last decade, resident male life expectancy improved by 0.9 years. The resident life expectancy for men at 65 also rose from 18.8 years in 2014 to 19.5 years in 2024. Female life expectancy at birth was 85.6 years in 2024, up 0.3 years from 2023. Over the last decade, it has increased by 0.8 years. The resident life expectancy for women at 65 rose from 22.1 years in 2014 to 22.7 years in 2024. The report also showed that the expected survival rates of Singapore resident newborns continued to improve in general between 2014 and 2024. For newborn boys, the proportion expected to be alive at 65 years old increased from 88.8 per cent to 89.8 per cent, while the proportion expected to live to 85 increased from 41.5 per cent to 45.6 per cent. Newborn girls showed better survival rates, with the proportion expected to be alive at 65 years old increasing from 93.5 per cent to 94.3 per cent. Females who are expected to live to 85 rose from 57.8 per cent to 62.9 per cent.
Zawya
23-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Jordan: National exports rise 11.6% in Q1 2025, value $3bln
AMMAN — Jordan's total exports increased by 11.6 per cent during the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same period last year, driven by an 11.7 per cent increase in national exports and a 10.4 per cent rise in re-exports, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics (DoS). The DoS monthly report on foreign trade also highlighted a 6.6 per cent rise in imports, which in turn contributed to a 2.2 per cent increase in the trade deficit during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Total exports during this period reached JD 2.306 billion, with national exports amounting to JD 2.093 billion and re-exports totalling JD 213 million, while imports stood at JD 4.679 billion for the same period. The trade deficit, defined as the gap between the value of total exports and imports, amounted to JD 2.373 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up from JD 2.323 billion during the corresponding period of 2024. In March 2025 alone, total exports amounted to JD 856 million, including JD 784 million in national exports and JD 72 million in re-exports, while Imports valued at JD 1.614 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of JD 758 million for March 2025. These figures reflect a notable improvement, with total exports increasing by 16.0 per cent compared to March 2024, and national exports rising by 18.4 per cent. Imports also grew by 4.2 per cent, while re-exports declined by 5.3 per cent, leading to a 6.5 per cent decrease in the trade deficit.
Zawya
23-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Jordan's oil bill drops 6.4% in Q1 2025
AMMAN — The Kingdom's oil bill declined by 6.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, according to foreign trade data released by the Department of Statistics (DoS) on Thursday. The report, cited by Al Mamlaka TV, showed that the value of the Kingdom's imports of crude oil, petroleum products and mineral oils reached JD770 million during the first quarter of this year, down from JD821 million in the same period of 2024. The figures showed that national exports rose by 11.7 per cent and re-exports by 10.4 per cent, resulting in overall export growth of 11.6 per cent compared to the first quarter of last year. The DoS' monthly foreign trade report noted that this export growth was accompanied by a 6.6 per cent increase in imports, which led to a 2.2 per cent rise in the trade deficit in Q1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Total exports during the first three months of the year amounted to JD2.306 billion, including JD2.093 billion in national exports and JD213 million in re-exports. Imports reached JD4.679 billion for the same period. Jordan's trade deficit, the difference between total exports and imports, increased to JD2.373 billion in Q1 2025, up from JD2.323 billion in the same period of 2024. © Copyright The Jordan Times. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
