Israeli Polished Diamond Imports and Exports in April
May 03, 05
April Imports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| April | 2005 | 2005 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Gross Import | 270,128.23 | $287,743,533 | 293,884.41 | $228,934,492 |
| Returned Goods | 7,150.33 | $5,963,448 | 4,583.70 | $4,153,497 |
| % Returned | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Net | 262,977.90 | $281,780,085 | 289,300.71 | $224,780,995 |
| -9.1% | 25.4% |
January - April Imports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| Jan-April | 2005 | 2005 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Gross Import | 1,232,704.80 | $1,203,288,460 | 1,329,262.15 | $1,048,204,950 |
| Returned Goods | 32,030.85 | $31,804,274 | 43,489.26 | $35,345,081 |
| % Returned | 2.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Net | 1,200,673.95 | $1,171,484,186 | 1,285,772.89 | $1,012,859,869 |
| -6.6% | 15.7% |
April Exports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| April | 2005 | 2005 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Gross Export | 447,977.75 | $785,315,302 | 503,477.74 | $732,780,927 |
| Returned Goods | 201,952.20 | $450,445,601 | 162,466.71 | $309,053,831 |
| % Returned | 45.1% | 57.4% | 3.2% | 42.2% |
| Net | 246,025.55 | $334,869,701 | 341,011.03 | $423,727,095 |
| -27.9% | -21.0% |
January - April Exports: Polished Diamonds
| Carats | $ | Carats | $ | |
| Jan-April | 2005 | 2005 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Gross Export | 2,340,171.10 | $3,904,181,632 | 2,298,376.42 | $3,270,914,054 |
| Returned Goods | 747,535.43 | $1,626,061,943 | 673,382.99 | $1,127,090,688 |
| % Returned | 31.9% | 41.6% | 29.3% | 34.5% |
| Net | 1,592,535.67 | $2,278,119,889 | 1,624,995.43 | $2,143,823,366 |
| -2.0% | 6.3% |