Israeli Polished Imports and Exports in September
October 11, 04
September Imports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| September | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Import | 318,451.54 | $307,064,792 | 407,057.39 | $353,725,315 |
| Returned Goods | 6,268.27 | $7,477,942 | 12,414,67 | $13,117,231 |
| % Returned | 2.0% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% |
| Net | 312,183.27 | $299,586,850 | 394,642.72 | $340,608,084 |
| 70.1% | -12.0% |
January - September Imports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| Jan - September | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Import | 3,073,278.32 | $2,567,047,999 | 2,974,931.13 | $2,410,170,014 |
| Returned Goods | 80,936.87 | $80,486,019 | 146,369.50 | $76,441,007 |
| % Returned | 2.6% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 3.1% |
| Net | 2,992,341.45 | $2,486,561,980 | 2,828,561.63 | $2,333,729,007 |
| 5.8% | 6.5% |
September Exports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| September | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Export | 602,718.30 | $981,958,359 | 725,910.16 | $868,072,744 |
| Returned Goods | 197,971.02 | $402,511,533 | 255,421.37 | $365,538,990 |
| % Returned | 32.8% | 41.0% | 35.2% | 42.1% |
| Net | 404,747,28 | $579,446,826 | 470,488.81 | $502,533,754 |
| -14.0% | 15.3% |
January - September Exports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| Jan-September | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Export | 5,238,041.22 | $7,828,306,905 | 5,266,531.10 | $6,559,059,008 |
| Returned Goods | 1,653,672.96 | $2,926,242,953 | 1,719,078.47 | $2,486,193,738 |
| % Returned | 31.6% | 37.4% | 32.6% | 37.9% |
| Net | 3,584,368,26 | $4,902,063,952 | 3,547,452.63 | $4,072,865,270 |
| 1.0% | 20.4% |