January-October 2013. Export of goods as percent of imports (excluding ships, aircraft and diamonds) constituted 74.5% compared to 69.2% at the same period in 2012. January-October trade deficit in goods totaled NIS 44.0 billion (NIS 52.8 billion at annual rate, NIS 70.4 billion in 2012).
Export of goods (excluding ships, aircraft and diamonds) point to a rise of 2.7% at an annual rate, after a decrease of 9.8% in May -July 2013.
Import of Goods in October in New Israel Shekels (NIS), totaled NIS 22.6B. A breakdown of the data of import by economic uses indicates that in October 2013, 39% of total imports were import of raw materials (excluding diamonds and fuels); 16% were consumer goods; 12% were machinery, equipment and land vehicles for investment; and 33% diamonds, fuels, ships and aircraft.
Trend data of imported raw materials (excluding diamonds and fuels) point to a rise of 5.3%, in August-October 2013, at an annual rate after a drop of 1.4% in May-July
Trend data of import of consumer goods rose by 1.0% at an annual rate in August-October 2013, continuing an increase of 4.9% in May -July 2013. Imports of non-durable goods rose by an annual rate of 4.1% in the last three months. Most of the increase was recorded in import of clothing and footwear category (6.7% at an annual rate). Import of durable goods point to a drop of 0.8%, at an annual rate, in August-October 2013.
Export of goods in New Israel Shekels (NIS) totaled in October 2013 –NIS 19.0B. In October 2013, manufacturing exports (excluding diamonds) constituted 81% of all export of goods.
Export of diamonds constituted 17%, and the remaining 2% was agricultural exports. Trend data of manufacturing, mining and quarrying exports rose by 1.5%, at an annual rate, in August-October 2013, after a decrease of 10.6% in May -July 2013. Trend data of exports by high technology industries (43% of total manufacture exports) increased 26.4%, at an annual rate, in August-October 2013, after a decrease of 8.4% in May -July 2013.
Breakdown by economic activity shows a rise in export of manufacture of pharmaceutical products and in export of manufacture of electronic components and boards. Trend data of exports by medium-high technology industries (38% of total manufacture exports) point to a drop of 15.3%, at an annual rate, in August-October 2013, continuing a decrease of 11.6% in May -July.
Breakdown by economic activity shows that export of chemicals and its products dropped by 21.3% at an annual rate (-2.0% monthly average). Trend data of exports by medium-low technology industries (13% of total manufacture exports) point to a drop of 21.9%, (-2.0% monthly average), at an annual rate, in the last three months continuing a decrease of 22.7%, (2.1% monthly average), in May -July 2013.
Breakdown by economic activity shows a drop in export of manufacture of basic metals. Trend data of exports by low technology industries (6% of total manufacture exports) increase by 2.3% at an annual rate, in August-October 2013 after a decrease of 7.3% in May -July 2013.
Breakdown by economic activity shows that export of manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products rose by 4.3% at an annual rate.
Export of diamonds (net, polished and rough), in January-October 2013, totaled NIS 28.9B (NIS 28.1B in January-October 2012). Agricultural, forestry and fishing exports in January-October 2013 totaled NIS 4.4B (original data), point to an increase of 5.8% compared to the same period in 2012.
Export of growing of non-perennial crops rose by 14.9% and exports of fishing and raising of animals production increased by 8.0%, during the same period.
