Polished imports by weight decreased by 6%, to 1 million carats as the average price increased by 3%, to $ 2071 per carat. Polished exports fell by 2% to $ 1.3 billion, while net imports fell by 5% to $ 794 million.
Rough imports increased more than threefold to $ 51 million, while rough exports grew almost fivefold, to $ 118 million, resulting in a negative net rough imports totaled $ 67 million compared to $ 7 million a year ago. The balance of the diamond trade, reflecting the difference between net imports and exports fell by 12% - to $ 727 million.
In the first 10 months of the year, polished diamond imports in the US decreased by 0.2% to $ 19.89 billion, while polished exports rose by 2 %, to $ 15.78 billion, resulting in net imports fell by 1%, to $ 4.11 billion.
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The acting chairman of the Kimberley Process (KP) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) inform community members and observers that Berberati region (Berberati) in the southwest of the Central African Republic (CAR) is declared "zone of compliance" requirements of the administrative decisions and operational framework for the resumption of exports of unprocessed diamonds.
According to the Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC), the monitoring group KP for CAR currently negotiates with the country's authorities accountable KP schedule monthly inspections of exports from Berberati.
The European Commission, for its part, has adopted a resolution authorizing possible imports from Berberati.
In a letter to the chairman of the CP also said that the country's largest diamond mining company Sodiam agreed to continue its activities despite earlier statements about its termination.
Schedule of monthly export sales of diamonds from Berberati has not been determined.
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