Israel Rough Diamond Trade March 2008
April 23, 08
Israel Rough Diamond Import March 2008
 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
| Carat | U.S. Dollar | Carat | U.S. Dollar | ||||
| March | Gross |   1,080,035.28  |    
  |    464,320,892  |    
  |    2,905,003.31  |    470,007,740  | 
| Returns |   111,376.81  |    10.3%  |    20,665,592  |    4.5%  |    99,682.21  |    24,396,214  | |
| Net |   968,658.47  |    
  |    443,655,300  |    
  |    2,805,321.10  |    445,611,526  | |
|   -65.5%  |    
  |    -0.4%  |  |||||
| Jan- Mar | Gross |   4,156,818.37  |    
  |    1,403,720,220  |    
  |    5,618,121.20  |    1,279,787,164  | 
| Returns |   197,838.97  |    4.8%  |    85,050,532  |    6.1%  |    326,008.72  |    111,523,072  | |
| Net |   3,958,979.40  |    
  |    1,318,669,688  |    
  |    5,292,112.48  |    1,168,264,092  | |
|   -25.2%  |    
  |    12.9%  |  
Israel Rough Diamond Export March 2008
| 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
| Carat | U.S. Dollar | Carat | U.S. Dollar | ||||
| March | Gross |   1,265,232.66  |    
  |    374,516,510  |    
  |    1,856,080.07  |    336,918,822  | 
| Returns |   182,171.36  |    14.4%  |    59,216,635  |    15.8%  |    186,469.94  |    39,262,642  | |
| Net |   1,083,061.30  |    
  |    315,299,875  |    
  |    1,669,610.13  |    297,656,180  | |
|   -35.1%  |    
  |    5.9%  |  |||||
| Jan- Mar | Gross |   5,024,266.41  |    
  |    1,243,267,183  |    
  |    6,013,745.12  |    974,059,498  | 
| Returns |   424,956.45  |    8.5%  |    141,440,768  |    11.4%  |    895,442.90  |    118,394,939  | |
| Net |   4,599,309.96  |    
  |    1,101,826,415  |    
  |    5,118,302.22  |    855,664,559  | |
|   -10.1%  |    
  |    28.8%  |