Polished exports rise in value but down in volume.(SUMMING UP)

Exports of polished diamonds from Israel continued to rise in terms of U.S. dollars over the first four months of 2005, when compared to the corresponding period a year earlier, but in carat terms fewer exports were recorded.

According to data supplied by Diamond Controller's Office at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, $2.29 billion worth of polished diamonds were exported during the period from January through April 2005, after returned goods had been accounted for, 6.3 percent more than the $2.14 billion that were registered during the same period in 2004.