Belgium’s polished diamond exports jump 33.5% in October

Diamond World.com reports that Belgiums’ polished diamond exports rose 33.5 % in October, while rough diamond exports rose 39%.

The story is quoted as saying:

The month of October 2010 saw Antwerp’s diamond trade ending on a positive high on y-o-y basis. According to statistics published by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre Diamond Office, there was a 28.3 percent increase in the volume of polished diamond exports to 827,942 carats, and a 33.5 percent rise in value to $1.05 billion. Imports of polished diamonds rose 32.1 percent to 838,142 carats in volume and 22.8 percent in value to $938.1 million.

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