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Election jitters pause soaring bilateral trade

June 11, 2015 06:52

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Sandy Rashty,

Sandy Rashty

1 min read

Trade between Britain and Israel dipped by almost nine per cent in the first four months of 2015.

According to figures from Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, bilateral trade between January and April dropped by 8.96 per cent compared to the same period last year.

There was a 13.68 per cent fall in exports from the UK to Israel and a 4.24 per cent decrease in exports from Israel to the UK.

Excluding the trade of services and diamonds, exports from Israel to the UK amounted to £1.08bn; exports from the UK to Israel came to £420m.