Israeli Polished Diamond Imports and Exports in December
January 11, 05
December Imports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| December | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Import | 407,465.43 | $434,951,376 | 419,619.44 | $444,468,979 |
| Returned Goods | 6,469.20 | $10,937,775 | 6,614.09 | $7,768,134 |
| % Returned | 4.5% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Net | 400,996.23 | $424,013,601 | 413,005.35 | $436,700,845 |
| -2.9% | -2.9% |
January - December Imports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| Jan - December | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Import | 4,164,096.98 | $3,673,466,262 | 4,116,221.94 | $3,512,560,483 |
| Returned Goods | 104,036.40 | $111,017,450 | 174,807.77 | $108,363,506 |
| % Returned | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 3.1% |
| Net | 4,059,160.49 | $3,562,448,803 | 3,941,414.17 | $3,404,196,977 |
| 3.0% | 4.6% |
December Exports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| December | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Export | 503,458.74 | $783,319,480 | 501,772.90 | $683,900,127 |
| Returned Goods | 246,441.80 | $479,162,778 | 205,426.59 | $331,812,960 |
| % Returned | 48.9% | 61.2% | 40.9% | 48.5% |
| Net | 257,016.94 | $304,156,702 | 296,346.31 | $352,087,167 |
| -13.3% | -13.6% |
January - December Exports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| Jan-December | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Gross Export | 6,944,548.80 | $10,569,391,805 | 6,967,088.84 | $8,889,472,534 |
| Returned Goods | 2,307,260.18 | $4,236,682,247 | 2,253,279.41 | $3,353,166,445 |
| % Returned | 33.2% | 40.1% | 32.3% | 37.7% |
| Net | 4,637,288.62 | $6,332,709,558 | 4,713,809.43 | $5,536,306,089 |
| -1.6% | 14.4% |