2002
5-Year U.S. Diamond Import Comparison by Country
April 2002
Diamonds (Polished) Under 1/2 Carat, in U.S. Dollars
|
Country |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
% Change |
|
India |
1,322,567,002 |
1,560,690,997 |
1,900,715,528 |
2,045,554,442 |
1,518,061,764 |
-25.8 |
|
Israel |
567,595,199 |
521,444,562 |
608,268,726 |
692,823,741 |
536,342,657 |
-22.5 |
|
Belgium |
212,920,569 |
261,135,934 |
207,627,975 |
221,147,643 |
215,915,257 |
-2.4 |
|
Hong Kong |
77,088,858 |
61,178,269 |
46,808,545 |
78,995,423 |
58,988,688 |
-25.3 |
|
U.A.E. |
1,106,270 |
1,250,595 |
24,600,537 |
19,119,329 |
21,489,378 |
12.4 |
|
Thailand |
10,997,651 |
9,686,191 |
14,422,992 |
17,858,884 |
14,157,754 |
-20.8 |
|
Switzerland |
5,877,418 |
1,932,360 |
10,224,150 |
8,502,086 |
4,140,689 |
-51.3 |
|
China |
489,185 |
1,127,694 |
1,606,317 |
7,567,969 |
6,925,622 |
-8.5 |
|
U.K. |
890,062 |
455,570 |
796,423 |
3,285,988 |
6,826,410 |
107.7 |
|
Mexico |
302,430 |
10,850,581 |
6,816,601 |
3,210,971 |
11,743,618 |
265.1 |
|
Brazil |
2,180,051 |
1,737,915 |
1,725,309 |
3,180,953 |
1,754,691 |
-44.8 |
|
Japan |
4,395,583 |
1,755,941 |
2,647,147 |
2,222,462 |
2,641,906 |
18.9 |
|
Canada |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1,271,570 |
N/A |
|
Ukraine |
0 |
0 |
390,283 |
2,058,828 |
343,719 |
-83.3 |
|
Singapore |
963,179 |
1,078,105 |
1,188,668 |
1,865,101 |
1,730,899 |
-7.1 |
|
All Other |
18,658,582 |
18,558,950 |
12,211,678 |
10,528,553 |
12,080,928 |
14.8 |
|
Total |
2,226,032,039 |
2,452,883,664 |
2,840,050,879 |
3,120,122,373 |
2,414,415,250 |
-22.6 |
Diamonds (Polished) Over 1/2 Carat, in U.S. Dollars
|
Country |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
% Change |
|
Israel |
2,394,242,595 |
2,986,408,125 |
3,649,033,401 |
4,633,905,648 |
4,567,323,621 |
-1.4 |
|
Belgium |
1,474,781,113 |
1,485,966,210 |
1,633,846,124 |
2,170,476,120 |
1,842,321,315 |
-15 |
|
India |
259,822,978 |
305,722,801 |
382,620,958 |
460,507,739 |
406,924,455 |
-11.6 |
|
Switzerland |
235,042,522 |
238,988,258 |
254,243,573 |
263,311,091 |
118,302,162 |
-55.1 |
|
South Africa |
105,859,734 |
91,863,586 |
66,483,560 |
139,465,564 |
160,706,667 |
15.2 |
|
Hong Kong |
83,041,175 |
105,332,448 |
116,595,630 |
138,987,682 |
145,422,345 |
4.6 |
|
U.K |
31,896,449 |
76,904,489 |
74,824,241 |
99,858,854 |
118,193,838 |
18.4 |
|
Russia |
41,379,837 |
56,503,331 |
44,152,281 |
61,183,032 |
111,963,520 |
83.0 |
|
Thailand |
11,043,441 |
13,501,520 |
18,150,830 |
27,303,798 |
9,396,622 |
-65.6 |
|
France |
8,307,751 |
15,748,053 |
6,162,531 |
15,930,278 |
31,113,472 |
95.3 |
|
Singapore |
4,037,172 |
14,907,802 |
7,141,647 |
13,971,223 |
7,211,270 |
-48.4 |
|
Brazil |
3,882,203 |
4,565,612 |
6,560,795 |
13,438,708 |
10,535,576 |
-21.6 |
|
Japan |
17,188,924 |
8,117,746 |
6,466,283 |
13,331,171 |
13,135,544 |
-1.5 |
|
Canada |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
13,966,130 |
N/A |
|
China |
209,329 |
796,581 |
6,145,217 |
11,527,883 |
709,849 |
-93.8 |
|
All Other |
48,570,804 |
37,498,262 |
48,503,347 |
62,407,041 |
77,276,746 |
23.8 |
|
Total |
4,719,306,027 |
5,442,824,804 |
6,321,065,418 |
8,137,146,768 |
7,635,212,981 |
-6.1 |




