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Economic data

	Israel	Comparison Sweden
Private consumption	792	1429,1
Government consumption	335,5	785,3
Gross fixed capital formation	270,3	570,2
Total domestic demand	1 411,7	2 775,1
Total exports of goods and services	513 510	1 194 256
Total imports of goods and services	550 158	1 087 330
Net exports	-36 648	+106 926
GDP at market prices	1 422,7	2 961,9
Inflation (CPI)	3,8%	3,4%
Unemployment rate	7,3%	6,2%
Non-resident investment	125,4	1 211
Resident investment abroad	135,8	1 928
National expenditure on civilian R&D	60,5	121
Result of state budget	-38 607,3 (2,1 % av BNP)	+135 199 (4,3 % av BNP)
Currency	Israeli New Shekel (ILS)	Swedish Krona (SEK)
Current exchange rate (2009-03-16)	1 ILS = 2,02 SEK
Major economic sectors	Communication and IT, industry goods, chemicals, diamonds	Industry goods, semi-manufacturers, chemicals, communication, fuel
Main trade partners	EU, USA, Japan	EU, USA
Israeli import from Sweden / Swedish import from Israel	6 308,6 (+19,8% compared to 2007)	1 073,1 (+8% compared to 2007)
Israeli export to Sweden / Swedish export to Israel	1 659,2 (+6% compared to 2007)	3 412,6 (+39% compared to 2007)

Data from 2008 if other not indicated, SEK millions

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