Israeli Polished Imports and Exports in August
September 07, 04
August Imports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| August | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Import | 340,996.07 | $311,390,897 | 293,820.70 | $245,237,867 |
| Returned Goods | 4 454.91 | $6,432,874 | 9,097.83 | $6,318,354 |
| % Returned | 1.3% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 2.6% |
| Net | 336,541.16 | $304,958,023 | 284,722.87 | $238,919,513 |
| 18.2% | 27.6% |
January - August Imports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| Jan - August | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Import | 2,756,790.43 | $2,259,490,060 | 2,567,873.74 | $2,056,444,699 |
| Returned Goods | 74,109.95 | $69,227,773 | 133,954.83 | $63,323,776 |
| % Returned | 2.7% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 3.1% |
| Net | 2,682,680.48 | $2,190,262,287 | 2,433,918.91 | $1,993,120,923 |
| 10.2% | 9.9% |
August Exports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| August | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Export | 484,916.78 | $744,786,145 | 508,093.13 | $580,423,905 |
| Returned Goods | 215,550.94 | $342,250,116 | 191,804.16 | $248,097,103 |
| % Returned | 44.5% | 46.0% | 37.7% | 42.7% |
| Net | 269,365,84 | $402,536,029 | 316,268.97 | $332,326,802 |
| -14.8% | 21.1% |
January - August Exports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| Jan-August | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Export | 4,634,686.01 | $6,845,819,259 | 4,540,620.92 | $5,690,986,264 |
| Returned Goods | 1,454,557.05 | $2,518,553,512 | 1,463,657.10 | $2,120,654,748 |
| % Returned | 31.4% | 36.8% | 32.2% | 37.3% |
| Net | 3,180,128,96 | $4,327,265,747 | 3,076,953.82 | $3,570,331,516 |
| 3.4% | 21.2% |