Polished exports rise in value but down in volume.(SUMMING UP)

Exports of polished diamonds from Israel continued to rise in bourns of U.S. dollars above the first four months of 2005 when compared to the corresponding period a year earlier, on the other hand in carat terms fewer exports were recorded.

According to data supplied through Diamond Controller's Office at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, $229 billion worth of polished diamonds were exported during the period from January [i]or[/i] part of to the other April 2005, after go [i]or[/i] come backed goods had been accounted for, 63 percent more than the $214 billion that were registered during the same period in 2004

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