Diamond Price Index 2019

The diamond index and diamond drivers were formulated following comprehensive research and analysis of the idex inventory database aggregated since february 2001.

Diamond price index 2019. Aal cut 2019 diamond production guidance to approximately 31 million carats down from a previous range of 31 33 million. That s an encouraging sign especially after the 0 6 per cent rise in august suggesting. A 0 5 carat diamond price is 1 500. The value of a 1 carat diamond will not be twice that of a 0 50 carat diamond as price is not proportional to weight.

A 1 0 carat diamond is 4 500 6 000. The second section of this article will explain how diamond prices are determined and calculated. The wholesale and retail prices chart below is petra gems best average estimates based on data of leading diamond suppliers and. Research and development were conducted in cooperation with dr.

The idex polished diamond price index rose gradually through september closing the month up 0 8 per cent. In 1960 the average price for such a diamond stood at some 2 700 u s. Avi wohl senior lecturer of finance at the faculty of management tel aviv university. At the same time diamond demand has been steady or rising.

Diamonds under 4ct never rose as much nor fell as far. This price index for 1 carat 1 5 carat 2 carat and 3 carat diamonds will be updated periodically to reflect changing retail and wholesale diamond prices. Note the price dip late 2008 the economic crisis and recent stabilization or even rises. Diamond prices index 206 3 1 3 updated september 1 2020 next update october 1 2020 determining the price of a diamond or its value involves many of the factors we discuss on our diamond grading page.

These include the 4 cs carat weight cut color and clarity and other factors are also taken into account such as polish symmetry fluorescence and shape. Diamond price chart for round diamonds. In the u s which accounts for 50 for sales demand grew 4 5 last year and americans spent 36 billion on diamond jewelry. According to the zimnisky global rough diamond price index a proxy for the like for like change of the global product mix rough diamonds are down 2 3 year to date as of july 20 and are.

Prices update monthly this round diamond price chart shows changes in diamond prices over the past few years for different sizes. This statistic depicts the diamond prices over time from 1960 to 2016. However even at the. Idex polished diamond price index rises steadily.

Diamond merchants use the rapaport price list to calculate the price of diamonds.