Israel Rough Diamond Trade February 2008
March 18, 08
Israel Rough Imports February 2008
 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
|   Carat  |    
  |    U.S.$  |    
  |    Carat  |    U.S.$  | ||
| February | Gross |   1,763,036.21  |    
  |    548,843,050  |    
  |    1,791,942.50  |    484,899,814  | 
| Returns |   21,466.01  |    1.2%  |    16,884,652  |    3.1%  |    73,483.78  |    30,811,968  | |
| Net |   1,741,570.20  |    
  |    531,958,398  |    
  |    1,718,458.72  |    454,087,846  | |
|   1.3%  |    
  |    17.1%  |  |||||
| Jan- Feb | Gross |   3,076,495.11  |    
  |    939,298,658  |    
  |    2,713,117.89  |    809,779,424  | 
| Returns |   86,174.18  |    2.8%  |    64,284,270  |    6.8%  |    226,326.51  |    87,126,858  | |
| Net |   2,990,320.93  |    
  |    875,014,388  |    
  |    2,486,791.38  |    722,652,566  | |
|   20.2%  |    
  |    21.1%  |  
Israel Rough Exports February 2008
 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
|   Carat  |    
  |    U.S.$  |    
  |    Carat  |    U.S.$  | ||
| February | Gross |   1,736,101.70  |    
  |    394,905,691  |    
  |    2,249,885.92  |    336,826,234  | 
| Returns |   143,248.54  |    8.3%  |    51,827,329  |    13.1%  |    131,635.89  |    27,296,134  | |
| Net |   1,592,853.16  |    
  |    343,078,362  |    
  |    2,118,250.03  |    309,530,100  | |
|   -24.8%  |    
  |    10.8%  |  |||||
| Jan- Feb | Gross |   3,765,939.34  |    
  |    868,851,343  |    
  |    4,157,665.05  |    637,140,676  | 
| Returns |   240,687.97  |    6.4%  |    81,356,287  |    9.4%  |    708,972.96  |    79,132,297  | |
| Net |   3,525,251.37  |    
  |    787,495,056  |    
  |    3,448,692.09  |    558,008,379  | |
|   2.2%  |    
  |    41.1%  |