TABLE 6 | ||||||||
U.S. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF DIAMOND (EXCLUSIVE OF- | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND), BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
2012 | 2013 | |||||||
Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
Country | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | ||||
Exports:3 | ||||||||
Aruba | 851 | $3 | 110,000 | $3 | ||||
Australia | 14,100 | 21 | 10,600 | 32 | ||||
Austria | 114 | (4) | r | 120 | 1 | |||
Bahamas, The | 753 | 3 | 582 | 2 | ||||
Belgium | 393,000 | 210 | 90,900 | 142 | ||||
Belize | 140 | (4) | 176 | (4) | ||||
Brazil | 31,100 | 9 | 32,800 | 11 | ||||
Canada | 48,200 | r | 114 | 54,200 | 100 | |||
Cayman Islands | 731 | 2 | 664 | 1 | ||||
China | 21,500 | 22 | 8,980 | 33 | ||||
Costa Rica | 4,800 | 2 | 4,420 | 1 | ||||
Curacao | 13,700 | 42 | 15,700 | 42 | ||||
Denmark | 271 | (4) | r | 861 | 1 | |||
Dominican Republic | 34,500 | 14 | 37,300 | 15 | ||||
France | 869 | 32 | 10,800 | 5 | ||||
Germany | 838 | 3 | 2,410 | 4 | ||||
Honduras | 199 | 1 | 155 | 1 | ||||
Hong Kong | 2,390,000 | 411 | 2,140,000 | 458 | ||||
India | 525,000 | r | 261 | r | 489,000 | 163 | ||
Ireland | 12,100 | 78 | r | 13,100 | 77 | |||
Israel | 576,000 | r | 1,540 | r | 346,000 | 491 | ||
Italy | 3,000 | 2 | 2,860 | 2 | ||||
Jamaica | 479 | 2 | 474 | 2 | ||||
Japan | 13,800 | 4 | r | 3,110 | 5 | |||
Lebanon | 3,330 | 2 | r | 1,670 | (4) | |||
Malaysia | 156 | 1 | 2,500 | 1 | ||||
Mexico | 473,000 | r | 88 | 420,000 | 75 | |||
Netherlands | 233 | 1 | 405 | 2 | ||||
New Zealand | 668 | 2 | 1,320 | 3 | ||||
Panama | 158 | (4) | 12 | (4) | ||||
Qatar | 117 | 7 | -- | -- | ||||
Russia | -- | -- | 62 | 4 | ||||
Singapore | 3,600 | 11 | 1,910 | 12 | ||||
South Africa | 36,800 | 22 | 6,320 | 9 | ||||
Sweden | 179 | 1 | 253 | 1 | ||||
Switzerland | 9,320 | 34 | 10,800 | 68 | ||||
Taiwan | 430 | 2 | 211 | 1 | ||||
Thailand | 116,000 | 39 | 154,000 | 21 | ||||
United Arab Emirates | 45,100 | 55 | 49,100 | 54 | ||||
United Kingdom | 8,680 | 67 | 19,700 | 38 | ||||
Vietnam | 6,990 | 10 | 4,600 | 9 | ||||
Other | 10,700 | 11 | r | 13,200 | 27 | |||
Total | 4,800,000 | r | 3,130 | 4,060,000 | 1,920 | |||
Reexports:3 | ||||||||
Armenia | 1,980 | 1 | 3,350 | 2 | ||||
Aruba | 2,680 | 5 | 4,480 | 7 | ||||
Australia | 7,410 | 23 | 3,790 | 24 | ||||
Austria | 1,680 | 4 | r | 208 | 1 | |||
Belgium | 816,000 | 2,330 | 1,050,000 | 2,620 | ||||
Botswana | 886 | 1 | -- | -- | ||||
Canada | 130,000 | r | 175 | r | 142,000 | 181 | ||
China | 25,100 | 30 | 43,500 | 28 | ||||
France | 7,740 | 177 | 7,580 | 136 | ||||
Germany | 1,560 | 4 | r | 4,700 | 7 | |||
See footnotes at end of table. | ||||||||
TABLE 6-Continued | ||||||||
U.S. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF DIAMOND (EXCLUSIVE OF- | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND), BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
2012 | 2013 | |||||||
Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
Country | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | ||||
Reexports:3-Continued | ||||||||
Guatemala | 16,100 | 1 | 2,210 | (4) | ||||
Hong Kong | 2,820,000 | 2,480 | 3,760,000 | 2,560 | ||||
India | 3,310,000 | r | 2,330 | r | 3,270,000 | 3,700 | ||
Israel | 1,350,000 | 3,780 | 1,370,000 | 5,200 | ||||
Italy | 8,960 | 15 | 13,700 | 13 | ||||
Japan | 32,100 | 40 | 68,300 | 73 | ||||
Laos | 10,100 | r | 5 | 5,640 | 3 | |||
Lebanon | 4,450 | 4 | r | 8,660 | 3 | |||
Malaysia | 368 | 5 | 172 | 2 | ||||
Mexico | 2,780 | 5 | r | 8,330 | 7 | |||
Namibia | 3,660 | 9 | 4,110 | 8 | ||||
Netherlands | 116,000 | 289 | r | 66,300 | 266 | |||
Singapore | 17,700 | 90 | 8,260 | 102 | ||||
South Africa | 10,900 | 41 | 21,300 | 125 | ||||
Spain | 89 | 1 | 869 | (4) | ||||
Switzerland | 117,000 | 956 | r | 117,000 | 1,430 | |||
Taiwan | 1,330 | 60 | 1,850 | 8 | ||||
Thailand | 215,000 | 77 | r | 113,000 | 113 | |||
United Arab Emirates | 492,000 | 440 | r | 549,000 | 466 | |||
United Kingdom | 32,100 | 313 | r | 43,400 | 291 | |||
Other | 65,500 | r | 120 | r | 88,200 | 116 | ||
Total | 9,630,000 | r | 13,800 | 10,800,000 | 17,500 | |||
Grand total | 14,400,000 | r | 16,900 | 14,800,000 | 19,400 | |||
rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals | ||||||||
shown. | ||||||||
2Customs value. | ||||||||
3Export and reexport data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States- | ||||||||
codes 7102.31.000, 7102.39.0010, 7102.39.0050. | ||||||||
4Less than - unit. | ||||||||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. International Trade Commission. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices