Import of Durable Products

During June, an increase was seen in the of most of the durable products imported, compared to the same month last year. This indicates the influence of the improvement in the security situation and the market's recovery.

Import of refrigerators saw an increase of 17% in June, 2005 compared to June 2004. Clothes dries saw an increase of 25%, washing machines - 28%, televisions, a decrease of 4%, but a 21% increase in value, which indicates a transition to importation of larger and more expensive televisions, dish washers saw a decrease of approximately 25%. Importation of DVD increased by 23%.

An increase was seen in the importation of cosmetics, phone equipment, fuel an alcohol compared to the same month last year.

During the months January-June 2005 the value of importation of durable goods increased by 25%, compared to the same month last year.

Vehicles

During June 2005 the importation of vehicles stood our compared to the importation o other goods. Revenue from importation of vehicles during June totaled 1.4 Million NIS compared to 1.1 Billion NIS in June 2004.

Passenger Vehicles - In June 2005, 18,173 passenger vehicles were imported compared to 19,426 vehicles in June 2004, a decrease of 6.5%. However, it should be noted that In April 2005. Approximately 2000 vehicles were released from customs ( a third of the total import of this month) which "belong, to 2006 models, in order to take advantage of the convenient exchange rate. Therefore, when the above stated is matched, vehicle importation reached beyond the "20,000" mark.

The seasonality which exits in importation of vehicles surrounding the model year begins in June each year, is known and expected. Therefore, in March-April, a sharp decrease in importation and in June there is a "recovery"/

Even if April is included, a positive situation is seen for April-June 2005, 24,167 passenger vehicles were imported compared to 22,678 vehicles during the same month last year - an increase of 6.5%.

However, importation of passenger vehicles from the beginning of the year (January-June 2005), totaled approximately 49,460 vehicles, a decrease of 5.5% compared to last year.

Commercial Vehicle

Import of commercial vehicles in June increased by approximately 4,500 vehicles compared to 1,2000 last year, an increase of almost four times. The main reason for this increase is that on June 1, deduction of input tax in purchasing commercial vehicles is cancelled and therefore, commercial vehicles are being bought before this deadline. It is safe to say that in the next few months, there will be very little import of commercial import.

Miscellaneous

Importation of cigarettes increased in June by 6% compared to last year.
Total value of importation in June 2005 totaled 3.5 Billion Dollar - increase of 17% compared to last year.

IMPORTATION OF VEHICLES AND PARTS - June 2005 (in millions of US$)
(Quantity in Units,Value in millions of $ and Purchase Tax Revenue in Millions of NIS)

ACCUMULATING - FROM BEGINNING OF THE YEAR
Vehicle and Parts	Type	Jan.- June 2004			Jan.- June 2005			Change in %
		Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $
	Passenger	65,944	720	2,648	65,051	742	2,758	-1.4	3.0	4.2
	Commercial	5,336	71	244	8,075	108	348	51.3	52.6	42.7
	Two-Wheeled	4,033	7	20	4,701	9	24	16.6	19.1	17.9
	Trucks and tractors	2,091	84	20	3,001	128	6	43.5	52.0
	Spare parts		140	115		146	115		4.4	0.3
	TOTAL		1,023	3,047		1,133	3,251		10.8	6.7

MONTHLY
Type	June 2004			June 2005			Change in %			Change in % Compared to Previous Month
	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in Shekels
Passenger	13,028	138	511	14,158	156	588	8.7	13.2	15.1	-24.7	-22.9	-23.8
Commercial	740	11	35	734	11	33	-0.8	0.7	-6.0	-81.1	-78.2	-79.8
Two-Wheeled	963	2	5	1,032	2	5	7.2	6.5	6.5	0.4	-14.6	-18.5
Trucks and tractors	368	14	3	566	27	0	53.8	89.7		-5.5	21.7
Spare parts		24	19		24	19		-1.3	-1.1		-9.8	-7.2
TOTAL		189	573		220	645		16.4	12.6		-27.4	-32.9

Accumulating From The Beginning of the Year
Product		Jan.- June 2004			Jan.- June 2005			Change in %
		Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $
Household Elec. Appliances	Refrigerators	94,535	33.1		102,043	37.5		7.9	13.3
	Washing Machines	97,317	23.2		107,931	27.5		10.9	18.5
	Clothes Dryer	13,946	2.6		20,043	3.9		43.7	48.1
	Dish Washer	28,859	8.6		30,277	9.0		4.9	4.5
	Other		55.7			64.1			15.1
	TOTAL		123	44		142	39		15.2	-12.7
EntertainmentEle	T.V.	191,808	48.2		218,384	60.9		13.9	26.4
	Video	40,726	4.1		24,838	2.7		-39.0	-33.4
	DVD	201,394	11.4		306,305	19.3		52.1	70.0
	Other		75.0			85.7			14.2
	TOTAL		139	101		169	98		21.6	-2.5
Cigarettes (Thousands of packets)		132,750	53.5	1076.1	139,668	56.9	1220.9	5.2	6.3	13.4

MONTHLY
Product		Jan.- June 2004			Jan.- June 2005			Change in %			Change in % Compared to Previous Month
		Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in $	Quantity	Value in $	Revenue in NIS
Household Elec. Appliances	Refrigerators	16,750	5.5		16,585	5.6		-1.0	3.0		-3	0.0
	Washing Machines	15,360	3.6		15,545	3.5		1.2	-2.0		-19	-0.2
	Clothes Drier	1,235	0.2		1,360	0.3		10.1	7.8		-12	-0.1
	Dish Washer	3,985	1.2		4,211	1.1		5.7	-5.4		3	0.0
	Other		6.0			6.7			12.1
	TOTAL		16	5		17	5		4.7	-5.6		-16.6	-14.6
EntertainmentEle	T.V.	34,080	7.6		27,538	7.4		-19.2	-2.9		-21	-0.2
	Video	3,370	0.4		2,250	0.3		-33.2	-15.5		-39	0.0
	DVD	39,175	1.9		37,433	2.4		-4.4	24.5		-17	0.2
	Other		15.9			11.5			-27.5
	TOTAL		26	16		22	14		-16.2	-13.9		-27.4	-67.8
Cigarettes (Thousands of packets)		23,650	9.5	191.8	24,213	9.8	214.1	2.4	3.0	11.6	-4.4	-5.0	-2.5

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