Marani: During Q1 of 2006 industrial exports totaled US$4.6 billion

Industrial exports rose by 2% in real terms in the two months period January-February 2007, compared with the average during the first quarter of 2006
16.04.07 / 00:00
Marani: During Q1 of 2006 industrial exports totaled US$4.6 billion
16.04.07
Marani: During Q1 of 2006 industrial exports totaled US$4.6 billion
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Industrial exports rose by 2% in real terms in the two months period January-February 2007, compared with the average during the first quarter of 2006
 
Ohad Marani chairman of the Manufacturers Association economics committee said last week that Industrial exports rose by 2% in real terms in the two months period January-February 2007, compared with the average during the first quarter of 2006. Marani noted that industrial exports totaled US$4.6 billion.
 
Exports to Asia were up by 6% in dollar terms, exports to Europe were almost unchanged, and exports to the US dropped by 7%.
 
He added that high-tech exports fell by 2% to US$2 billion. Marani attributed the growth in exports to a 9% increase in exports by mixed high-tech industries.

 

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