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Belgium's June Polished Diamond Exports -35%
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Belgium’s polished diamond exports fell 35 percent to $755.5 million in June, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) reported Wednesday. Exports declined to all major diamond centers during the month — to the U.S. by 39 percent, to Hong Kong by 26 percent, to Israel by 47 percent...
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Belgium’s May Polished Diamond Exports -40%
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Belgium’s polished diamond exports fell 40 percent in May to $662.4 million, HRD Antwerp reported Wednesday. By volume, exports declined 24 percent to 605,611.08 carats, and average prices decreased 21 percent from a year earlier to $1,093.81 per carat. Polished imports dropped 48...
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Belgium’s April Polished Exports -43%
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Belgium’s diamond trade faced “another month of difficult trading,” according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). The country's polished diamond exports fell 46 percent to $599.4 million in April, according to data released on Thursday. Polished imports declined 43 percent to...
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Belgium's March Polished Exports -33%
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Belgium's polished exports fell 33 percent in March to $712.8 million. Polished imports dropped 36 percent to $718.4 million. The country's net polished exports, measuring the extent to which exports exceeded imports, were in a deficit of $5.6 million, up from a deficit of...
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Belgium's Feb. Polished Exports Fall 36%, Rough Imports Down 71%
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Avi Krawitz |
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Belgium’s diamond trade continued to slide in February reflecting the “ongoing slump in demand for rough and polished diamonds,” according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). The country's polished diamond exports fell 36 percent to $758.7 million in February, AWDC reported...
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Belgium's Jan. Polished Diamond Exports -39%
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Avi Krawitz |
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(February 17 update based on data reissued by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre). Belgium’s diamond trade posted significant declines in January as global demand for both rough and polished diamonds remained poor. “With the impact of the global financial crisis growing, demand...
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Belgium's Dec. Polished Diamond Exports -22%
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Avi Krawitz |
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Belgium’s polished exports fell 22 percent to $689.15 million in December 2008, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) reported Monday. By volume, exports declined 19 percent to 580,318.62 carats. Declines were registered for almost all of Belgium’s major export destinations in...
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Belgium Nov. Polished Exports -10%
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Belgium's polished exports fell 9.8 percent to $948.2 million in November, and its polished imports rose 0.8 percent to $880.4 million. For the month, the country's net polished diamond exports dropped 62 percent from one year ago, to $67.8 million. Rough imports to...
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Belgium’s Oct. Polished Exports -4%, Rough Imports -32%
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Avi Krawitz |
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Belgium’s polished and rough diamond trade slowed in October giving some indication that strains on the global financial markets have impacted the diamond sector. “The figures provide the clearest proof so far that a strong slowdown has begun to be felt in the diamond market,” the...
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Belgium’s Sept. Net Diamond Acct. -66% as Polished Imports Surged
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Avi Krawitz |
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Belgium’s September polished exports grew 41 percent to $1.39 billion, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) reported Monday. Exports by volume increased 9 percent to 894,598.92 carats, signaling a 29 percent rise in prices compared to September last year to an average $1,558.43...
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Belgium’s Polished Diamond Exports -16% in Aug.
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Avi Krawitz |
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Belgium’s polished diamond exports fell 16 percent to $404.70 million in August 2008, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre reported Wednesday. The country’s polished imports rose 31 percent to $929.25 million. The polished export net fell into negative territory at $524.55 million,...
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Belgium July Polished Exports +33% But Net Acct. Flat
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Avi Krawitz |
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Polished diamond exports from Belgium rose 33 percent to $1.47 billion in July 2008, according to data from the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC.) Polished imports grew 19 percent to $940.35 million as net polished exports (polished exports less imports) increased 66 percent to...
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Belgium June Polished Exports +20%; Net Diamond Acct. -77%
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Avi Krawitz |
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Belgium’s polished diamond exports rose 20 percent to $1.16 billion in June 2008, according to data provided by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre Thursday. Polished imports grew 25 percent to $1.22 billion, as net polished exports (polished exports less imports) slid to negative...
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Belgium’s May Polished Exports +14%; Net Diamond Acct. Doubles
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Avi Krawitz |
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Belgium’s polished diamond exports rose 14 percent to $1.1 billion in May 2008, according to statistics provided by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. Polished imports also grew 14 percent to $979.89 million, resulting in a 14 percent rise in net polished exports (polished exports...
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Belgium April Polished Exports +53%, Rough Imports +65%
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April polished exports from Belgium rose 53 percent to $1.104 billion. Polished imports rose 41 percent to $1.165 billion resulting in a net export of negative $61 million worth of polished diamonds. One year ago, Belgium had a net export of polished goods worth negative $103.3...
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Belgium's Polished Exports in March +5%, Net Accts Negative
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Belgium's polished exports in March rose 5 percent to $1.062 billion. Polished imports rose 30 percent to $1.119 billion. The net polished export figure was negative $57.6 million, compared with $149 million in March 2007. Rough exports fell 10 percent to $923 million in March and...
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Belgium's Feb. Polished Exports +39%, Rough Imports +6%
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Avi Krawitz |
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Belgium’s polished exports grew 39 percent to $1.19 billion in February 2008, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre reported Tuesday. By volume, polished exports rose 5 percent to 857,674.17 carats, while average prices increased 32 percent to $1,391.65 per carat. Polished imports rose 22...
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