Bank of Israel​

נמשכה העלייה ביתרת החוב של המגזר הפרטי הלא-פיננסי (העסקי ומשקי הבית) וברביע האחרון של השנה היא גדלה בשיעור של כ-2.8% לרמה של כ-2.5 טריליון ש"ח.

Inflation expectations derived from the capital market are defined as the ratio between the yields on unindexed government bonds and the yields on CPI-indexed government bonds (breakeven inflation).

The monthly Index of Economic Activity increased by 0.2 percent in February, less than in the previous three months.

The economy’s outstanding liabilities to abroad increased by approximately $28 billion (about 4.5 percent) in the fourth quarter, to about $652 billion at the end of the quarter. During the quarter, nonresidents’ direct investments in Israel increased, including in share capital, relative to the previous 4 quarters. At the same time, the prices of Israeli securities held by nonresidents increased.

With the outbreak of the war, the sharp increase in domestic defense consumption led to a marked increase in the fiscal impulse, which reflects the positive impact of fiscal policy on aggregate demand