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Previous Press Release appeared on June 30, 2014.
Jerusalem, 10 July 2015
173/2015
Israel’s Balance of Manufacturing Exports and Imports
by Technological Intensity, 2014
In 2014

The deficit in the balance of manufacturing goods (excluding diamonds), totaled 4.2 billion
dollars, compared to 3.8 billion dollars in 2013.

The deficit in the balance of the trade in goods in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers
and semi-trailers industry reached a peak and totaled 5.2 billion dollars.

The surplus in the trade in goods of high technology industries totaled 8.1 billion dollars, a
decrease of 16.4% compared to 2010.
Tables
Export and import data are presented by industry of origin, meaning: the classification was done by the
economic industry to which the product pertains by its character. The division of the goods into industries
was done based on the description of the goods in the goods classification and not based on the
exporter's/ importer's industry. The definition of the industries is based on the classification of economic
activities prepared by the CBS1.
1
Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities 2011, Central Bureau of Statistics
Written by Shimon Vinokur - Foreign Trade Sector
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Imports of Goods by Technological Intensity
Distribution of Manufacturing Imports, by Technological Intensity
18.7%
17.6%
16.6%
18.1%
18.8%
18.9%
19.7%
22.7%
21.5%
19.3%
39.3%
40.8%
39.4%
38.2%
38.9%
23.0%
21.8%
21.3%
22.2%
23.0%
101
100
10
10
10
Low-technology industries
Medium-high technology industries
Medium-low-technology industries
High-technology industries
Diagram's Data
In 2014, manufacturing imports (excluding diamonds) totaled 51.0 billion dollars (49.9 billion dollars in
2013).
The distribution of manufacturing imports by technological intensity shows that the share of medium-high
technology industries in 2014 was 38.9% from total manufacturing imports and the share of high
technology industries in 2014 was 23.0% from total manufacturing imports.
Manufacturing Imports, by Technological Intensity
27,000
24,000
Million $
21,000
18,000
15,000
12,000
9,000
6,000
3,000
2010
2011
2012
High-technology industries
Medium-low-technology industries
2013
2014
Medium-high technology industries
Low-technology industries
Diagram's Data
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Israel’s Balance of Manufacturing Exports and Imports by Technological Intensity, 2014
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Imports of High Technology totaled, in 2014, 11.7 billion dollars, an increase of 5.7% compared to 2013
and an increase of 25.1% compared to 2010. Imports from the manufacture of air and spacecraft and
related machinery industry increased by 29.1%, imports from the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
industry increased by 5.6% and imports from the manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products
industry increased by 2.7% compared to 2013.
Imports of Medium-high Technology totaled in 2014, 19.8 billion dollars, an increase of 4.0% compared
to 2013. Imports from the manufacture of other transport equipment (excl. building of ships and boats, air,
spacecraft and related machinery) industry increased by 42.6% in 2014 and imports from the manufacture
of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers industry increased by 12.1% compared to the previous year.
Imports of Medium-low Technology totaled in 2014, 9.9 billion dollars, a decrease of 8.1% compared to
2013, due mainly to a decrease of 18.1% in imports from the manufacture of refined petroleum products
industry compared to the previous year.
Imports of Low Technology totaled in 2014, 9.6 billion dollars, an increase of 6.2% compared to 2013
and an increase of 25.7% compared to 2010. Imports from the manufacture of wearing apparel industry
increased by 8.7% and imports from the manufacture of food products increased by 2.7% compared to
2013.
Exports of Goods by Technological Intensity
Distribution of Manufacturing Exports, by Technological Intensity
7.0%
6.8%
6.8%
6.3%
6.7%
12.6%
13.2%
13.6%
13.1%
13.9%
33.3%
35.3%
34.9%
36.9%
37.0%
47.1%
44.7%
44.7%
43.7%
42.4%
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100
10
10
10
Low-technology industries
Medium-high technology industries
Medium-low-technology industries
High-technology industries
Diagram's Data
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Israel’s Balance of Manufacturing Exports and Imports by Technological Intensity, 2014
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In 2014, manufacturing exports (excluding diamonds) totaled 46.7 billion dollars (46.1 billion dollars in
2013).
The distribution of manufacturing exports by technological intensity shows that the share of high technology
industries in 2014 was 42.4% from total manufacturing exports, a decrease of 4.7% compared to 2010. The
share of medium-high technology industries was 37.0% in 2014, an increase of 3.7% compared to 2010.
Manufacturing Exports, by Technological Intensity
23,000
21,000
19,000
Million $
17,000
15,000
13,000
11,000
9,000
7,000
5,000
3,000
1,000
2010
2011
2012
High-technology industries
Medium-low-technology industries
2013
2014
Medium-high technology industries
Low-technology industries
Diagram's Data
Exports of High Technology totaled in 2014, 19.8 billion dollars, a decrease of 1.5% compared to 2013.
The main decrease was recorded in exports of the manufacture of air and spacecraft and related
machinery industry which decreased by 9.1% and exports of the manufacture of computers, electronic and
optical products industry which decreased by 2.4%. However, exports of the manufacture of
pharmaceutical products increased by 2.7% and totaled 6.5 billion dollars.
Exports of Medium-high Technology totaled in 2014, 17.3 billion dollars, compared to 17.0 billion dollars
in 2013. The increase is due mainly to the increase of 342 million dollars (10.9%) in the exports of the
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. industries. The share of exports of medium-high
technology was 37.0% in 2014, a decrease of 3.7% compared to 2010.
Exports of Medium-low Technology increased in 2014 by 7.9% and totaled 6.5 billion dollars. The main
increase was recorded in exports of the manufacture of fabricated metal products (except machinery and
equipment) industry which increased by 22.4%.
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Israel’s Balance of Manufacturing Exports and Imports by Technological Intensity, 2014
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Exports of Low Technology increased in 2014 by 7.2% compared to the previous year and totaled 3.1
billion dollars. The main increase was recorded in exports of the Manufacture of textiles industry, which
increased by 12.1%.
The Commercial Balance Sheet, by Technological Intensity
In 2014, the deficit in the balance of manufacturing goods (excluding diamonds) was 4.2 billion dollars, an
increase of 10.5% compared to 2013. It should be noted that the data exclude the trading between Israel
and the Palestinian Authority. Also, the data exclude imports and exports of services (including software
services).
Data regarding total exports and imports of goods and services are published in the balance of payments
every quarter.
In 2014, the trade surplus of high technology industries totaled 8.1 billion dollars, compared to 9.1 billion
dollars in 2013. The largest surplus was recorded in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products industry
(4.3 billion dollars), an increase of 1.2% compared to 2013. The surplus in this industry represented 52.4%
from the total surplus that was recorded in the balance of high technology industries.
Balance of Manufacturing Exports and Imports, by Technological Intensity
14,000
10,500
Million $
7,000
3,500
0
-3,500
-7,000
-10,500
2010
2011
2012
High-technology industries
Medium-low-technology industries
2013
2014
Medium-high technology industries
Low-technology industries
Diagram's Data
In medium-high technology industries, the trade in goods deficit increased by 22.2% compared to 2013,
and totaled 2.5 billion dollars. This increase is due mainly to the increase of 12.2% compared to 2013, in
the trade deficit in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers industry.
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Israel’s Balance of Manufacturing Exports and Imports by Technological Intensity, 2014
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In medium-low technology industries, the trade deficit amounted to 3.3 billion dollars in 2014, a
decrease of 28.8% compared to 2013. This decrease is due mainly to the decrease in the deficit in the
manufacture of refined petroleum products industry (15.2%), caused by the decline in world prices of
energy products.
In low technology industries, the deficit totaled 6.5 billion dollars, an increase of 5.8% in the deficit
compared to 2013. The trade deficit in the manufacture of food products industry totaled 2.0 billion dollars
and the deficit in the manufacture of wearing apparel industry totaled 1.5 billion dollars in 2014.
Export price indices by technological intensity were published on the media release:
"Foreign Trade Price Indices - Goods - 2014".
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Definitions and Explanations
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