Israel Rough Diamond Trade April 2008
May 05, 08
Israel Rough Diamond Exports April 2008
 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
|   Carat  |    
  |    US $  |    
  |    Carat  |    US $  | ||
| April | Gross |   1,601,018.48  |    
  |    309,791,378  |    
  |    1,206,304.21  |    255,266,635  | 
| Returns |   117,965.72  |    7.4%  |    40,307,957  |    13.0%  |    100,162.19  |    29,393,974  | |
| Net |   1,483,052.76  |    
  |    269,483,421  |    
  |    1,106,142.02  |    225,872,661  | |
|   34.1%  |    
  |    19.3%  |  |||||
| Jan- Apr | Gross |   6,625,284.89  |    
  |    1,553,058,561  |    
  |    7,220,049.33  |    1,229,326,133  | 
| Returns |   542,922.17  |    8.2%  |    181,748,725  |    11.7%  |    995,605.09  |    147,788,913  | |
| Net |   6,082,362.72  |    
  |    1,371,309,836  |    
  |    6,224,444.24  |    1,081,537,220  | |
|   -2.3%  |    
  |    26.8%  |  
Israel Rough Diamond Imports April 2008
 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
|   Carat  |    
  |    US $  |    
  |    Carat  |    US $  | ||
| April | Gross |   1,441,835.40  |    
  |    372,929,961  |    
  |    1,233,126.74  |    331,652,124  | 
| Returns |   29,558.89  |    2.1%  |    12,451,371  |    3.3%  |    66,172.56  |    23,866,759  | |
| Net |   1,412,276.51  |    
  |    360,478,590  |    
  |    1,166,954.18  |    307,785,365  | |
|   21.0%  |    
  |    17.1%  |  |||||
| Jan- Apr | Gross |   5,598,653.77  |    
  |    1,776,650,181  |    
  |    6,851,247.94  |    1,611,439,288  | 
| Returns |   227,397.86  |    4.1%  |    97,501,903  |    5.5%  |    392,181.28  |    135,389,831  | |
| Net |   5,371,255.91  |    
  |    1,679,148,278  |    
  |    6,459,066.66  |    1,476,049,457  | |
|   -16.8%  |    
  |    13.8%  |