Trade deficit totaled $0.8 Billion in January 2005

In January 2005 import of goods (excluding diamonds) totaled $2.8 billion, export of goods (excluding diamonds) totaled $2.0 billion and the trade deficit (excluding diamonds) totaled $0.8 billion
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In January 2005 import of goods (excluding diamonds) totaled $2.8 billion, export of goods (excluding diamonds) totaled $2.0 billion and the trade deficit (excluding diamonds) totaled $0.8 billion.
 
The above is based on preliminary data regarding goods which passed through Customs, and does not include trade between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Main Trading Country Groups

In million dollars

 

 

 

 

 

Imports

Exports

 

I-2005

I-2004

I-2005

I-2004

Total

 3548.4

 2887.4

 3359.1

 2864.1

European Union

 1434.6

 1305.5

 1044.6

 885.7

U.S.A.

 565.7

 374.0

 1195.1

 1061.1

Asia

 610.7

 489.9

 615.5

 503.6

Other Countries

 937.4

 718.0

 503.9

 413.7

 

 

Trade Countries – Import & Export

 

Million $

 

 

 

 

 

Imports

Exports

Countries

I

I

 

2005

2004

2005

2004

Grand Total

3548.4

2887.4

3359.1

2864.1

Europe

1853.4

1621.5

1211.4

1054.5

European Union

1434.6

1305.5

1044.6

885.7

Austria

16.2

10.7

6.1

6.2

Italy

139.6

110.2

89.9

75.2

Ireland

26.8

30.1

9.4

9.3

Estonia

0.1

0.1

0.6

0.3

Belgium

358.5

326.1

331.7

236.1

Germany

242.0

253.6

118.5

98.7

Denmark

12.9

10.3

7.2

4.9

Netherlands

138.2

111.7

116.7

123.9

Hungary

11.3

12.3

7.0

8.3

United Kingdom

230.0

212.5

131.7

117.0

Greece

21.3

14.9

22.3

15.4

Luxembourg

1.7

1.2

0.4

0.4

Latvia

0.5

0.3

1.0

1.1

Lithuania

0.4

0.1

1.5

0.4

Malta

0.0

0.1

0.2

3.9

Slovenia

2.0

3.0

1.5

1.7

Slovakia

3.4

0.8

0.8

0.6

Spain

42.3

46.8

57.0

37.2

Poland

6.3

6.8

12.9

9.0

Portugal

6.4

4.5

5.3

5.0

Finland

26.4

23.6

5.1

6.2

Czech Republic

8.6

5.3

4.6

5.0

France

111.9

92.9

75.0

73.2

Cyprus

1.4

6.1

25.3

40.2

Sweden

26.4

21.5

12.9

6.5

European Free Trade

 

 

 

 

   Association (E.F.T.A.)

212.5

161.6

59.6

67.4

Iceland

1.0

2.0

0.4

0.5

Norway

6.2

4.9

3.5

4.0

Switzerland

205.3

154.7

55.7

62.9

Other European

 

 

 

 

   Countries

206.3

154.4

107.2

101.4

Ukraine

16.3

11.6

5.6

6.2

Bulgaria

5.5

2.5

3.7

2.1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.1

0.0

0.3

0.3

Belarus

0.0

0.1

0.7

0.0

Gibraltar

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

Turkey

100.0

102.1

60.4

64.6

Yugoslavia

4.5

1.6

1.2

2.3

Moldova Republic

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

Macedonia

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.1

Croatia

0.2

0.8

0.8

0.5

Romania

8.7

4.7

11.6

7.7

Russian Federation

70.9

30.7

22.1

17.3

Other Countries

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.1

Asia

610.7

489.9

615.5

503.6

Uzbekistan

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.7

Azerbaijan

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

Indonesia

2.4

1.2

0.8

0.7

Armenia

3.5

3.0

12.4

5.9

Georgia

0.1

0.1

0.5

0.1

India

111.9

87.7

106.8

89.9

Hong Kong

74.4

68.6

174.2

103.0

Vietnam

3.8

2.4

2.3

0.7

Turkmenistan

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.0

Taiwan

49.9

35.0

49.6

40.6

Japan

97.0

91.4

62.5

62.3

Jordan

4.4

4.2

9.4

8.2

Maynmar

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

Malaysia

3.0

4.0

15.2

23.7

China (1)

128.7

87.5

73.9

63.3

Singapore

21.4

18.2

25.1

23.7

Sri Lanka

1.9

3.2

3.5

3.2

Philippines

3.4

3.4

12.2

11.6

South Korea

66.1

51.5

26.0

27.4

Kazakhstan

0.0

0.0

0.9

1.0

Thailand

38.1

26.6

38.7

35.5

Other Countries

0.5

1.5

0.7

1.9

A f r i c a

26.4

40.0

47.8

31.1

Ethiopia

2.0

2.4

1.2

0.2

Botswana

0.0

0.0

1.0

2.2

Gabon

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

Ghana

0.2

0.1

0.5

0.3

South Africa

19.4

32.3

23.6

12.9

Zaire

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Zimbabwe

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

Zambia

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

Cote d'Ivoire

0.4

0.5

0.6

1.8

Tanzania

0.6

0.2

0.4

0.2

Mauritius

0.2

0.1

0.5

0.3

Egypt

2.0

1.9

2.2

1.4

Morocco

0.1

0.1

0.5

0.3

Nigeria

0.1

0.0

2.7

1.2

Namibia

0.0

0.1

0.6

0.6

Senegal

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5

Congo

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Cameroon

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Kenya

1.1

1.6

3.2

5.0

Reunion

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

Rwanda

0.0

0.0

8.1

1.5

Cen. Af. Republic

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other Countries

0.2

0.6

2.5

2.3

A m e r i c a

659.2

420.3

1314.2

1161.1

North America

600.4

389.4

1245.5

1115.3

USA

565.7

374.0

1195.1

1061.1

Mexico

2.3

2.9

15.0

24.5

Canada

32.4

12.5

35.4

29.7

Central America

4.6

0.9

24.4

9.3

El Salvador

0.0

0.0

0.5

0.1

Bahamas

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Barbados

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Jamaica

0.0

0.0

0.7

0.3

Guatemala

0.0

0.1

1.0

0.7

Haiti

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.3

Honduras

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.3

Trinidad  and Tabago

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.2

Martinique

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

Nicaragua

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.1

Panama

0.4

0.1

0.4

0.5

Costa Rica

3.2

0.3

18.5

5.4

Dominican Republic

0.0

0.1

0.6

0.6

Other Countries

1.0

0.3

1.6

0.7

South America

54.2

30.0

44.3

36.5

Uruguay

2.5

0.7

1.5

0.7

Ecuador

0.4

0.3

3.0

0.9

Argentina

10.7

8.5

3.5

2.8

Bolivia

0.0

0.0

0.5

0.1

Brazil

11.3

12.4

27.9

23.5

Venezuela

0.1

0.1

1.2

1.5

Paraguay

1.2

1.2

0.1

0.3

Peru

0.5

0.1

1.1

0.6

Chile

1.9

0.5

2.7

2.0

Colombia

25.6

6.2

2.8

4.1

Other Countries

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

O c e a n i a

6.2

4.9

40.6

41.8

Australia

5.6

4.6

39.0

40.6

New Zealand

0.6

0.3

1.6

1.2

Papua New Guinea

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Fiji

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other Countries

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Unclassified

 

 

 

 

   Countries

392.5

310.8

129.6

72.0

(1)  Since July 1997 the data on trade with Hong-Kong should be added to the data on China.