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India gems & jewellery exports slip 2.49% to $2.05B in May as plain gold jewellery craters 14.75%

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Distressed plain-gold-heavy exporters and undervalued lab-grown diamond manufacturers become attractive bolt-on targets as the category rotation accelerates and weaker single-line players lose pricing power.

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India's gems and jewellery exports fell 2.49% YoY in May to USD 2.05B, dragged by a 14.75% drop in plain gold jewellery amid record gold prices and tight import availability. Studded gold, diamonds, lab-grown diamonds and silver jewellery posted gains.

Reported figures

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Plain gold jewellery -14.75% to USD 758.44M
Studded gold +1.79% to USD 463.57M
Cut & polished diamonds +3.31% to USD 980.73M
Lab-grown diamonds +25.99% to USD 101.50M
Silver jewellery +14.73% to USD 97.39M

Also in the report

  • USD 2,047.89M May exports -2.49% YoY

Other figures

  • Gold price +45.69% YoY

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