U.S. Imports Of Polished Goods Drop 23% in September

The United States imported 23 percent fewer polished diamonds in September from a year before. The $1.6 billion figure was the second-lowest so far this year. Diamond imports in volume terms dropped 19 percent to 923,229 carats, with an average price of $1,774 per carat. As for exports of polished diamonds, they dropped 17 percent to $1.5 billion.