Exports of rough diamonds from Dubai showed an annual growth of 6% in 2013 and reached $ 7.296 billion, Rapaport reported citing data from the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE). In terms of volume, diamond exports jumped by 12% to 68.266 million carats, while the average price of exported diamonds fell by 5% to $ 106.88 per carat.
Dubai's import of rough diamonds in 2013 grew by 11% to $ 5.116 billion, an increase of 11% to 67.481 million carats. The average price of imported diamonds practically did not change compared to last year and amounted to $ 75.82 per carat. Dubai's net diamond exports fell 5% to $ 2.179 billion during the reporting period.
DDE has not published data on diamonds for a long time, and the latest figures date back to 2011.
In the first five months of 2014, rough diamond exports from Dubai totaled $ 3.389 billion. 27,908 million carats were exported at an average price of $ 121.40 per carat. The import of rough diamonds for this period is estimated at $ 2.303 billion with the purchase of 35.108 million carats of diamonds at an average price of $ 65.61 per carat.