Israeli Polished Imports and Exports in October
November 03, 04
October Imports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| October | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Import | 359,939.79 | $332,425,803 | 378,973.92 | $296,654,028 |
| Returned Goods | 8,131.48 | $9,349,042 | 9,383.85 | $6,666,475 |
| % Returned | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| Net | 351,808.31 | $323,076,761 | 364,590.07 | $269,987,553 |
| -3.5% | 11.4% |
January - October Imports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| Jan - October | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Import | 3,433,218.11 | $2,899,473,802 | 3,348,905.05 | $2,705,824,042 |
| Returned Goods | 89,068.35 | $89,835,061 | 155,753.35 | $83,107,482 |
| % Returned | 2.6% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 3.1% |
| Net | 3,344,149.76 | $2,809,638,741 | 3,193,151.70 | $2,623,716,560 |
| 4.7% | 7.1% |
October Exports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| October | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Export | 557,459.43 | $896,482,535 | 609,867.57 | $816,732,240 |
| Returned Goods | 200,103.42 | $419,909,899 | 139,873.21 | $225,823,688 |
| % Returned | 35.9% | 46.8% | 22.9% | 27.6% |
| Net | 357,356.01 | $476,572,537 | 469,994.35 | $590,908,552 |
| -24.0% | -19.3% |
January - October Exports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| Jan-October | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Export | 5,791,813.02 | $8,725,774,250 | 5,876,398.67 | $7,375,791,248 |
| Returned Goods | 1,861,462.97 | $3,370,927,186 | 1,858,951.68 | $2,712,017,426 |
| % Returned | 32.1% | 38.6% | 31.6% | 36.8% |
| Net | 3,930,350.05 | $5,354,847,064 | 4,017,446.99 | $4,663,773,822 |
| -2.2% | 14.8% |