Israel’s Rough Imports $439M in October

(IDEX Online News) - Israel’s net rough diamond imports totaled $439 million in October, while net exports stood at $311.8 million, according to figures released by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics.

In the first ten months of 2010, Israel’s net imports increased to $3.04 billion. The figure already suppresses Israel’s net rough diamond imports in 2009, $2.5 billion.

Gross rough diamond exports, mainly to trading and manufacturing centers, totaled $345.6 million.

The Central Bureau of Statistics does not provide data on trade in weight.