Statistics
De Beers Group Rough Diamond Sales For Cycle 8, 2020
De Beers Group today announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for the eighth sales cycle of 2020.
ALROSA Posts 21% Decline in 2019 Results
ALROSA, the world’s leader in diamond mining, has announced its IFRS financial results for Q4 2019 and FY 2019.
Petra Diamonds: Output Slips But Revenues Up
Production was down 2% to 1,601,069 carats (H1 FY 2014: 1,634,576 carats), and Petra revised its full year production guidance from around 3.2 million carats to about 3.3 million carats.
Record Figures Confirm Leadership Of Antwerp in Diamond Industry
Marginal Increase In Israeli Diamond Exports In 2014, According to Official Figures
In 2014, the Israeli diamond industry maintained its export achievements of 2013, with a slight rise of $160 million in total polished and rough exports, according to figures published by the Ministry of Economy’s Diamond Controller Shmuel Mordechai.
Israel’s total combined exports of polished and rough diamonds stood at $9.324 billion in 2014, compared to $9.166 billion in 2013.
Indian Gold Demand Seen Jumping 10%
A report from Indian investment information and credit rating agency ICRA sees domestic Indian demand for gold jewelry jumping by 10% this year.
Belgian Polished Exports Up On Year In July
Belgian exports of polished diamonds in July rose to $1.381 billion from $1.322 billion a year before, according to figures published by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC).
Exports in volume terms last month totaled 756,043 carats, from the figure of 696,684 carats in July 2013.
Exports rose by 35.6 percent in carat terms on the figure for June and increased by 1.4 percent in dollar terms.
Japanese Polished Diamond Imports Fall in May
Israel's polished diamond exports to Japan fell by just 7% in May to $7 million, while imports from Hong Kong dropped 33 percent.
Imports of polished goods from Japan’s largest supplier, India, surged 22 percent to $30 million, while those from Belgium increased by 15 percent to nearly $13 million. Imports from the United States also rose sharply – up 21 percent to $2.1 million.
Botswana Posts Sharp Fall in Rough Diamond Exports in May
Exports of rough diamonds by Botswana in May dropped to $267.7 million from $402.2 million in April, the Bank of Botswana reported.
Exports of rough goods in the first quarter of this year fell to $718.9 million from $826.8 million in the same period of last year.
Israeli Polished Diamond Imports and Exports Stable in H1
Israeli exports of polished goods were almost unchanged on the year in the first half of 2013 – at $3.23 billion from $3.30 billion a year before, according to figures released by Israel's Diamond Controller, Shmuel Mordechai.
Israeli net exports of polished diamonds slipped 2% from a year earlier, while net rough exports rose 8.1% to $1.639 billion in the first half from $1.516 billion last year.