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Diamond High Council (HRD) of Antwerp’s Diamond Price Index 2005-2006

Summer 2006

	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.

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