U.S. Imports $48M in Rough, Exports it to Israel & HK
August 14, 11(IDEX Online News) – The
Despite the large gross rough diamond imports, net imports were just $8.1 million, less than 17 percent of gross imports, based on U.S. Department of Commerce figures.
By volume, imports dropped 73.4 percent year-over-year to 21,943 carats. Exports in June totaled 82,683 carats, declining by13.4 percent from the prior year.
By value, most of the goods were exported to