The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), issued its 2014 imports by country of origin report. The report shows Imports by country of origin (excl. diamonds) from China (US$8.1 billion) surpass; Imports by country of origin (excl. diamonds) from U.S.A. (US$7.4 billion); 26.3% of goods manufactured in China were imported via third countries; Imports, by country of origin from South Korea dropped by 18.8% compared in 2012- 2014; Imports from Russia (excl. diamonds) doubled compared to 2013 and totaled US$1.3 billion; 58.2% of the goods imported from Switzerland were produced in other countries.
Imports by country of origin (excl. diamonds) from China represented 12.8% of total imports (US$8.1 billion), as opposed to 3.2% in 2002. During the same period, the percentage of imports from the U.S.A. from total imports dropped from 19.0% in 2002 to 11.7% (US$7.4 billion) in 2014.
Imports by country of origin - In 2014, the countries of origin from which imports were above two billion US$ were: U.S.A., China, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Turkey, India, Russia and Switzerland.
Imports from Russia passed the US$ 2 billion for the first time. Significant decrease of Imports by country of origin (above 20%) was registered in imports from Morocco (-60.4%), Nigeria (-51.9%), Cyprus, Sweden and Canada. Imports by country of origin from Georgia, Portugal, Vietnam and Ethiopia significantly increased compared to 2013.
Imports by country of origin (excl. diamonds): In 2014, the main countries from which Israel has imported goods were: China, U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Turkey, U.K., Japan, France, South Korea, Russia and Spain.
Imports from China (by country of origin) have grown from US$ 4.6 billion in 2009 to US$8.1 billion in 2014. Imports (by country of origin) from Turkey increased from US$1.5 billion in 2009 to US$2.8 billion in 2014. Imports (by country of origin) from Russia increased from US$0.5 billion in 2009 to US$1.3 billion in 2014.
