BELGIUM
January-June 2017 January-June 2018 % Change
Ct mn US$ bn Ct mn US$ bn Ct US$
Polished Diamonds Exports 2.5 6 2.5 6.1 -1% 1%
Polished Diamonds Imports 2.9 6 3.1 6.1 4% 2%
Rough Diamonds Exports 66.9 6.5 66.8 6.8 -0.11% 4%
Rough Diamonds Imports 48.9 5.6 49.4 5.8 1% 4%
Source: The Diamond Office, Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC)
UNITED STATES
(In US$ mn)Imports 2017 January-April 2017 January-April 2018 % Change
Polished Diamonds 21,668 6,633 7,767 17%
Rough Diamonds, Sorted, Unworked 1,061 231 240 4%
Polished Precious & Semi-precious Stones 2,252 939 825 -12%
Jewellery 9,543 2,780 2,714 -2%
Customs Value
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission.
ISRAEL
January - December 2017 % Change (Y-O-Y)
US$ bn US$
Polished Exports 4.48 -4%
Polished Imports 2.92 -11%
Rough Exports 2.23 -18%
Rough Imports 2.85 -12%
Source: Israel Ministry of Economy
INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS14 SOLITAIRE INTERNATIONAL JULY 2018