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