Belgium’s Polished Diamond Exports Rise

Rapaport reported that Belgium’s polished diamond exports increased 2.5 percent year-on-year, hitting $1.086 billion in December 2014.

As quoted in the market news:

Rough diamond imports fell 4.8 percent to $1.032 billion in December, while rough exports decreased 8.9 percent to $1.217 billion, leaving net imports with a deficit of $184.4 million, compared with a deficit of $250.4 million one year earlier. The next diamond account, reflecting the difference between net imports and exports, fell 21.1 percent to $347.7 million.

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