| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||||
| BELGIUM: IMPORTS OF POLISHED DIAMOND | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | Percentage difference 2002 | Percentage of total | ||||||||||
| Country | Dollars | Carats | Dollars | Carats | Dollars | Carats | ||||||
| United States | $1,301,397,558 | 800,525 | 7.27% | -0.78% | 20.33% | 8.38% | ||||||
| India | 981,462,673 | 3,036,726 | 5.55% | -6.67% | 15.60% | 31.77% | ||||||
| Israel | 675,867,254 | 546,586 | 15.60% | 11.70% | 10.48% | 5.72% | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 557,350,667 | 731,878 | 19.45% | 4.32% | 8.70% | 7.66% | ||||||
| China | 461,115,457 | 917,286 | 22.73% | 15.04% | 7.20% | 9.60% | ||||||
| Russia | 384,051,486 | 445,850 | 53.90% | 70.45% | 6.00% | 4.66% | ||||||
| Switzerland | 339,173,937 | 292,654 | 8.99% | 4.50% | 5.30% | 3.06% | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 248,232,520 | 517,655 | 72.61% | 81.77% | 3.88% | 5.42% | ||||||
| Thailand | 187,789,674 | 389,813 | 15.11% | -1.43% | 2.93% | 4.08% | ||||||
| Italy | 186,326,806 | 392,322 | 8.72% | -2.49% | 2.91% | 4.10% | ||||||
| Others | 1,079,943,504 | 1,486,288 | N/A | N/A | 16.67% | 15.55% | ||||||
| Total | $6,402,711,536 | 9,557,583 | 12.75% | 4.12% | -- | -- | ||||||
| Source: Diamond High Council, Antwerp, May 2004. | ||||||||||||