Multiple factors could affect revenue loss, including the amount of finished goods inventory available, extent of thedamagetothe building and the equipment, the length of time for operations to resume back to full production.
Lord Howell said the government would continue to encourage Israel to ease restrictions on movements of goods and people, which were causing "tremendous" damagetothe economy and living standards in Gaza.
In a country of 1.2 billion people, a country where years of staggering economic growth annually create tens of thousands of new millionaires and a recent slowdown has done little damageto a thriving luxury goods market, far less than one ten-thousandth of the population admits they are in the top tax bracket.