Israeli Rough Imports-Exports For February

Israeli export and import figures of rough diamonds for February 2004.

February Imports: Rough Diamonds

	Carats	$	Carats	$
February	2004	2004	2003	2003
Gross Import	3,300,996.47	$520,293,719	1,124,983.03	$323,542,563
Returned Goods	88,607.07	$30,060,762	53,181.99	$13,993,796
% Returned	2.7%	5.8%	4.7%	4.3%
Net	3,212,389.40	$490,232,957	1,071,801.04	$309,548,767
	199.7%	58.4%

January - February Imports: Rough Diamonds

	Carats	$	Carats	$
Jan - Feb	2004	2004	2003	2003
Gross Import	6,016,873.41	$960,909,226	2,265,612.05	$605,426,590
Returned Goods	198,460.12	$72,985,758	95,673.82	$35,015,101
% Returned	3.3%	7.6%	4.2%	5.8%
Net	5,818,413.29	$887,923,468	2,169,938.23	$567,411,489
	166.1%	56.5%

February Exports: Rough Diamonds

	Carats	$	Carats	$
February	2004	2004	2003	2003
Gross Export	3,246,581.05	$315,675,511	1,244,061.10	$197,883,511
Returned Goods	183,409.01	$31,092,531	125,994.33	$16,026,992
% Returned	5.6%	9.8%	10.1%	8.1%
Net	3,063,172,04	$284,582,980	1,118,066.77	$181,856,519
	174.0%	56.5%

January - February Exports: Rough Diamonds

	Carats	$	Carats	$
Jan-Feb	2004	2004	2003	2003
Gross Export	6,886,302.21	$600,921,440	2,463,683.46	$366,074,526
Returned Goods	268,714.94	$48,460,467	206,230.30	$31,946,500
% Returned	3.9%	8.1%	8.3%	8.7%
Net	6,617,587.27	$552,460,973	2,257,453.16	$334,126,026
	193.1%	3.0%

Source: Controller of Diamonds, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Employment