Bank of Israel​

The increase in the balance of nonfinancial private sector debt (both business and household) continued, and in the first quarter of 2026, it increased by approximately 2.3 percent to a level of about NIS 2.5 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)

The monthly Index of Economic Activity declined by 0.4 percent in May. The Index this month reflects the average monthly growth estimate for the three months from March to May

The economy’s outstanding liabilities to abroad increased by approximately $6 billion (about 0.8 percent) in the first quarter, to about $658 billion at the end of the quarter.

Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of May 2026 stood at $238,681 million, an increase of $2,953 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The level of the reserves relative to GDP was 37.2 percent