RAMALLAH, April 25, 2004, (WAFA)- Official palestinian Sources said that the Palestinian statnderd of living hase deteriorated in a great deal and the economy has lost more than a third of its value due to the Israeli restrections.... According to a srvey conducted by the the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics' (PCBS) the latest developments in the peace process, and the Israeli aggression on the PNA and the Palestinian public at large, much of the gains on the socio-economic conditions have received a severe blow, the PCBS said in a a press release, issued today (Sunday).... The PCBS servy conducted the poverty in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) during December 2003. Data collection took place in December 2003. The survey based on a random sample of 3,725 households, the completed interviews are distributed by region as 1,899 in the West Bank and 1,228 in the Gaza Strip, a ccording to the PCBS statement.... According to the PCBS report, the results indicate that the rate of the total diffusion of poverty among Palestinian Households in the Palestinian Territory is 35.5 percent on December 2003. With 44.7 percent of households in Gaza Strip found to be poor, the poverty rate for Gaza was more higher than that of the West Bank rate of 30.9 percent.... "Refugee Camps have the highest incidence of poverty overall. About one out of two households in refugee camps were poor, and this is larger than the rate of poverty in urban (32.0 percent) and rural (38.5 percent)," the PCBS added.... PCBS reported that 80.3% of the poor households took various coping measures during the last month depending on delaying payment of bills. This was manifested in depending on monthly income by 62.1%.... Results show that 52.4% of interviewed households reported that they received humanitarian assistance during December 2003 are poor, of which 43.6% in the West Bank and 64.7% in Gaza Strip.... On the other hand, 58.2% of the poor households reported that they received assistance, they received assistance for one time only.... About 10.5% of the poor households receiving humanitarian aid reported that the total amount of assistance received is less than NIS 100, while 26.0% of them have received NIS 100-199, and 45.6% have received more than NIS 300.... The survey results revealed that 24.3% of the poor households reported the need for money as top priority in December 2003, while 23.8% of them reported the need for food and 19.6% of them expressed the need for work. The classification of households poverty line was determined by using the official poverty line established in 1997 by the National Commision for Poverty Alleviation and on the information revealed by households about their consumption during December 2003. Both consumption and monthly income data was used to calculate and analyze poverty rates to show the variations that standards of living witnessed due to the variation of income, remittances, loans and social aids that households depend on, PCBS said....