The Central Bureau of Statistics' (CBS) financial indicators for the period between July and September found that the Israeli market's
recovery from the global financial crisis in continuing, a bureau report said Thursday.
According to the report, 2009's third quarter was an increase in imports, exports, production and industrial revenue, as well as one in the Consumer Price Index.
Q-3 figures suggest an annualized increase in general exports (20.1%), High-Tech exports (26.3%), and traditional exports (60.4%).
Imports of raw materials showed a quarterly increase of 6& and a 26.1% annualized rise, and the Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 2.6% in Q-3.
Retail turnover noted a 4.1% increase, but food sales dropped an annualized 2.4%. Services and commerce turnover noted a 7.6% annualized increase.