|
|
Yearly Average |
|
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
|
|
1 ct. |
1/2 ct. |
|
1 ct. |
1/2 ct. |
1 ct. |
1/2 ct. |
|
1995 |
254.2 |
266.3 |
January |
319.3 |
263.3 |
333.6 |
251.9 |
|
1996 |
266.6 |
270.9 |
February |
324.4 |
263.5 |
333.6 |
257.1 |
|
1997 |
275.9 |
273.6 |
March |
326.0 |
263.5 |
331.2 |
255.0 |
|
1998 |
277.8 |
273.7 |
April |
326.1 |
263.5 |
331.2 |
255.0 |
|
1999 |
278.7 |
273.6 |
May |
329.9 |
263.3 |
331.2 |
255.0 |
|
2000 |
283.0 |
273.9 |
June |
332.5 |
263.3 |
331.2 |
255.0 |
|
2001 |
284.2 |
268.0 |
July |
332.5 |
263.3 |
|
|
|
2002 |
284.1 |
256.5 |
August |
332.5 |
263.3 |
|
|
|
2003 |
284.0 |
253.8 |
September |
335.8 |
260.1 |
|
|
|
2004 |
306.6 |
258.9 |
October |
335.8 |
260.1 |
|
|
|
2005 |
330.4 |
262.2 |
November |
335.8 |
260.1 |
|
|
|
2006 |
332.0 |
254.9 |
December |
333.6 |
259.0 |
|
|
Analysis:
This chart, produced by Antwerp’s Diamond High Council, looks
at diamond prices based on a baseline of 100.
From looking at this chart, we see several things: The overall
price index of one-caraters and half-caraters did not increase from
the first six months of 2005 as opposed to the first six months of
2006. Half-caraters seemed especially to go down.
This is surprising — since these are the "bread and
butter" of our industry. This chart does not consider stones of
larger than a carat and a half — which went up in price. |
