TABLE 3 |
BELGIUM: EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF POLISHED DIAMOND |
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2003 |
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Percentage difference 2002 |
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Percentage of total |
Country |
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Dollars |
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Carats |
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Dollars |
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Carats |
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Dollars |
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Carats |
United
States |
$2,592,381,683 |
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2,041,375 |
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13.51% |
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-0.03% |
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36.07% |
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20.29% |
Hong
Kong |
893,003,945 |
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1,884,993 |
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16.28% |
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47.61% |
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12.43% |
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18.74% |
Israel |
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778,808,126 |
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879,807 |
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32.63% |
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13.66% |
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10.84% |
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8.76% |
Italy |
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426,226,334 |
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971,974 |
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7.62% |
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-5.71% |
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5.92% |
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9.66% |
Switzerland |
385,620,276 |
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589,143 |
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-1.06% |
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-3.05% |
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5.37% |
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5.86% |
United
Kingdom |
344,049,920 |
|
323,427 |
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-0.85% |
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7.76% |
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4.79% |
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3.22% |
Japan |
|
276,761,490 |
|
325,275 |
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28.35% |
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26.56% |
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3.85% |
|
3.23% |
United
Arab Emirates |
255,243,708 |
|
482,055 |
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0.46% |
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-1.29% |
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3.55% |
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4.79% |
France |
|
222,965,636 |
|
391,289 |
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-14.07% |
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-15.68% |
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3.10% |
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3.89% |
Germany |
|
141,938,260 |
|
276,702 |
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-10.41% |
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-13.58% |
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1.98% |
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2.76% |
Others |
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869,132,090 |
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1,894,089 |
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12.09% |
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18.83% |
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12.10% |
|
18.80% |
Total |
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$7,186,131,468 |
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10,060,129 |
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11.88% |
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8.88% |
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Source: Diamond High Council, Antwerp, May 2004. |
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