100 exhibitors will participate in the trade fair, organized by the Stier Group and Israel Jewelry Manufacturers Association.
100 exhibitors will participate in the Jovella 2004 International Trade Fair for Jewelry, Watches, and Fashion Accessories to be held in Tel Aviv next month. The Stier Group and the Israel Jewelry Manufacturers Association (IJMA) are organizing the trade fair.
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor jewelry division director Sigal Shidlovsky said Israel's jewelry exports have risen from $7 million to $350 million in the past two decades. Israel's jewelry industry has switched from small-scale handicrafts for the domestic market to internationally recognized design and manufacturing. The average Israeli household spent NIS 30.50 on jewelry a month in 2002, and annual sales totaled NIS 685 million.
Published by Globes [online] - www.globes.co.il - on June 7, 2004