March 2005 - Israeli imports flat

according to data released by the central bureau of statistics ( CBS ) imports were unexpectedly flat in March 2006, despite rapid economic growth


00:00 ,10.04.2006 From: PORT2PORT

according to data released by the central bureau of statistics ( CBS ) imports were unexpectedly flat in March 2006, despite rapid economic growth
 
The CBS noted that imports of goods, excluding diamonds, totaled $713m in March, compared with $702M in March 2005, an increase of 1.5%.
 
Imports, excluding diamonds, rose by 9.5% from $1.88b (NIS 8.84 billion ) in the first quarter of 2005 to $2.06b (NIS 9.68 billion) in the first quarter of 2006.