China's diamond consumption continues to decline

Source: Xinhua | February 20, 2015, Friday |

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THE amount of polished diamonds imported into China declined for a fourth consecutive month in January, according to the Shanghai Diamond Exchange.

Last month, the country imported polished diamonds worth US$157 million, down 24 percent compared with the previous January.

The declining trend has resulted from sluggish global economic recovery and a weak domestic market, according the exchange.

In 2014, China's diamond consumption hit a record high thanks to robust growth in the first three quarters. In the year, polished diamonds worth about US$2.24 billion, up 31 percent year on year, were exported to the country through the exchange.

The exchange, founded in October 2000 in Shanghai's Pudong District, is the only venue in China authorized by the State Council to handle diamond imports and exports and to conduct trade.

As a member of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, the exchange's membership stood at 370 at the end of January.

China is now the world's second-largest diamond consumer and fourth-largest rough diamond trader.

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