Bank of Israel​

The increase in the balance of nonfinancial private sector debt (both business and household) continued, and in the second quarter of 2026, it increased by approximately 3.6 percent to a level of about NIS 2.6 trillion.

In the second quarter of 2026, the balance of the public’s financial assets portfolio increased by approximately NIS 332 billion (4.6 percent), to about NIS 7.62 trillion.

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).

In the second quarter of 2026, the balance of assets held abroad by Israeli residents increased by approximately $92 billion (about 10 percent), to about $1,013 billion at the end of June. The increase in the balance was mainly due to price increases and net investments in foreign securities by Israeli residents.

The monthly Index of Economic Activity increased by 0.4 percent in August. The Index this month reflects the average monthly growth estimate for the three months from June to August.