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Belgium’s Rough Trade Jumps
Oct 13, 2016 8:19 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Belgium’s rough trading leapt in September as shipments of
uncut diamonds continued to outperform polished.
Rough exports soared 61 percent to $1.42 billion and rough
imports surged 39 percent to $1.21 billion, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre
reported. By volume, rough exports jumped 26 percent to 10.78 million carats.
Net rough imports slumped to negative $212.7 million from negative $14 million
a year ago.
By contrast, polished exports slid 11 percent to $1.24
billion, while orders by weight fell 9 percent to 525,871 carats. The average
price of outbound polished shipments fell 2 percent to $2,350 per carat. Exports
to Hong Kong and the U.S., which are by far Belgium’s largest trading partners
for polished diamonds fell 5 percent and 7 percent, respectively.
Polished imports declined 5 percent to
$1.28 billion, while net polished
exports swung to negative $39.7 million from positive $47.7 million a year ago.
Belgium’s net diamond account for September nearly tripled to $173 million from
$61.7 million a year ago.
In the January to September period, rough exports advanced
12 percent to $9.82 billion and rough imports grew 8 percent to $9.29 billion. Polished
exports slid 9 percent to $9.33 billion and polished imports dropped by the
same percentage point to $9.22 billion.
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Tags:
Antwerp, AWDC, Belgium, imports and exports, polished trading, Rapaport News, rough trading
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