Diamond Price Index 2019

Idex polished diamond price index rises steadily.

Diamond price index 2019.

Research and development were conducted in cooperation with dr. In the u s which accounts for 50 for sales demand grew 4 5 last year and americans spent 36 billion on diamond jewelry. The diamond index and diamond drivers were formulated following comprehensive research and analysis of the idex inventory database aggregated since february 2001. 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.

Of course the actual price range is much wider but these pricing points indicate where you get the best balance of price quality and beauty in a diamond. This list is divided into different price grids according to the carat of the diamond for example there is a price list for 0 40 to 0 49 carat. In 1960 the average price for such a diamond stood at some 2 700 u s. A 0 5 carat diamond price is 1 500.

The wholesale and retail prices chart below is petra gems best average estimates based on data of leading diamond suppliers and. 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. Note the price dip late 2008 the economic crisis and recent stabilization or even rises. The second section of this article will explain how diamond prices are determined and calculated.

Diamond merchants use the rapaport price list to calculate the price of diamonds. Avi wohl senior lecturer of finance at the faculty of management tel aviv university. A 1 0 carat diamond is 4 500 6 000. 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.

A 2 0 carat diamond is 18 000 21 000. 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. Diamond price chart for round diamonds. Aal cut 2019 diamond production guidance to approximately 31 million carats down from a previous range of 31 33 million.

However even at the. At the same time diamond demand has been steady or rising. 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. The idex polished diamond price index rose gradually through september closing the month up 0 8 per cent.

Diamonds under 4ct never rose as much nor fell as far.