China remains Israel's top goods import source in first 3 quarters

JERUSALEM, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Israel's goods imports from China rose 22.4 percent year on year in the first nine months of 2026, reaching 13.2 billion U.S. dollars, according to data issued by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.

China remained Israel's largest source of commodity imports in the first three quarters, ahead of the United States, from which Israel imported goods worth 8.74 billion dollars between January and September, and Germany, with 5.89 billion dollars.

In September alone, Israeli imports from China totaled 1.57 billion dollars, up 22.8 percent from the same month last year.

The United States remained the largest destination for Israeli exports, receiving Israeli goods valued at 13.7 billion dollars between January and September, followed by China with 2.4 billion dollars.