The level of concentration in exports decreased while the concentration in imports increased • The share of large exporting employers increased to more than 55% of total exports
The volume of imports increased.
Ashdod port
Photography:
Liron Moldovan
The number of exporters of goods from the country increased by 6.2% during the years 2019-2015 and the share of large exporters in total exports decreased from 24.6% to 21.2% today, according to data on trade in goods for 2019 published yesterday by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
the data shows that at that time there was an increase in the concentration of importers in all size categories. in 2019 the volume of exports in value terms declined by 5.6%, with a corresponding increase in the amount of 1.1% exporters compared with the previous year.
in contrast, the volume of imports rose a tenth of a percent, but the number of importers has risen 21.1%, compared to the previous year. The five largest importers (as a percentage of total imports to Israel) will import 17% of total imports in 2019. While large exporters, employing 250 or more employed persons, were responsible for 55.2% of total exports, compared with 52.5% a year. Before.
In some industries, such as wholesale and retail trade, small employers, employing less than 10 workers, dominated the field with exports of 57.4% of the total exports of those industries.
Imports in those industries are dominated by medium and large employers of 50-249 workers.
About half of the exporters in 2019 - 7,333 of them - will export to only one country;
2,420 of them will be exported to two countries;
About 3,900 of them will go to
3-9 countries and about 700 of them will go to 20 or more countries.
About 96,500 of the importers imported from only one country;
About 22,000 importers will import from two countries;
13,400 of them will be imported from 3-5 countries and more than 1,300 importers will be imported from 20 and more countries.
In 2019, the main import industries were: manufacturing and manufacturing 36.4% of total imports (similar to 2018), wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - 50.5% of the value of imports compared to 50.7% in 2018.
22.2% of the import value of the wholesale and retail trade industries;
Motor and motorcycle repair will be imported by importers employing less than 10 employed persons, which is 87.3% of the number of importers in these industries.
67.6% of the import value of the manufacturing and manufacturing industries will be imported by importers employing 250 or more employed persons, which is 2.6% of the number of importers in these industries.
91.5% of the import value of the mining and quarrying industries will be imported by importers employing 250 or more employed persons, which is 10.0% of the number of importers in these industries.
In contrast, 98.2% of the exports of these industries were exported by exporters employing 250 or more employed and accounted for 26.3% of the number of exporters in these industries.