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India’s Polished Diamond Exports +9% in April
May 24, 2016 2:50 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... India’s polished diamond exports jumped 8.8 percent year on
year to $1.78 billion in April, according to provisional data provided by the
Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council. By volume, polished exports
increased 3.1 percent to 2.6 million carats. Polished imports declined 8.6
percent to $223.1 million, leaving net polished exports 12 percent higher at
$1.56 billion.
Rough diamond imports surged 37 percent to $1.88 billion and
rough exports slumped 23 percent to $86.1 million, leaving net imports 43
percent higher at $1.79 billion. India’s net diamond account, which is
calculated as the difference between net polished exports and net rough
imports, swung to negative $237.6 million from positive $132.5 million a year
earlier.
During the month, India imported $5.5 million of rough
synthetic stones. Polished synthetic imports, meanwhile, totaled $10 million
and exports were $7.8 million.
In terms of diamond trading for the first four months of the
calendar year, Rapaport News
calculated that India’s polished diamond exports fell 6.5 percent year on year to
$6.99 billion, while polished imports dived 42 percent to $903.3 million. Net
polished exports increased 3 percent to $6.08 billion.
Rough imports increased 21 percent to $5.81 billion, while
rough exports increased 4.1 percent to $480.4 million, leaving net rough
imports 22 percent higher at $5.33 billion. India’s net diamond account in January
through April fell 51 percent to $754.9 million.
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