The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS; ar, الجهاز المركزي للإحصاء الفلسطيني) is the official statistical institution of the

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. Its main task is to provide credible statistical figures at the national and international levels. It is a state institution that provides service to the governmental, non – governmental and private sectors in addition to research institutions and universities. It is established as an independent statistical bureau. The PCBS publishes the ''Statistical Yearbook of Palestine'' and the ''Jerusalem Statistical Yearbook'' annually. The head office of the agency is in Ein Munjed Quarter,

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Activities

Besides general statistics, such as the

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, the PCBS also carries out special projects. It conducted the first Palestinian census in 1997, although Israel prevented the national census team from surveying the population in East Jerusalem. In 2007, the second census was carried out. In the 2007 census, a limited census was carried out in East Jerusalem.''Population, Housing and Establishment Census 2007—Census Final Results Population Report Palestinian Territory''
pp. 8 1(English section). PCBS, March 2012 Also, the PCBS provided the 2003 "Survey on the Impact of separation Wall on the Location Where it Passed Through". The PCBS publishes the ''Statistical Yearbook of Palestine'' and the ''Jerusalem Statistical Yearbook'' annually.

Offices

The PCBS has its main office in the Balu'a area of

. In October 2001, the building was raided by the

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. The soldiers confiscated hard drives and vandalized a number of the offices. In March and April 2002, its ''Fieldwork section'' in downtown Ramallah was raided four times; soldiers searched the apartments. ''Report on the Destruction to Palestinian Governmental Institutions in Ramallah''
see the section ''II. PNA Non-Ministerial Institutions: (Ramallah)''. Palestinian NGO Emergency Initiative in Jerusalem (PNEIJ), 22 April 200
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Presidents

* Dr. Hasan Abu Libdeh (1993–2005) * Dr. Luay Shabeneh (2005–2010) * Ola Awad (2011–present)

References

External links

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''Statistical Yearbook of Palestine 2013''
December 2013. (File size: 14.1 MB) {{Authority control Government of the State of Palestine

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