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| TABLE 7 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF DIAMOND, BY KIND, WEIGHT, AND COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||
| Kind, range, and country of origin | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | |||||
| Rough or uncut, natural:3, 4 | |||||||||
| Angola | 15,900 | $84 | 4,820 | $16 | |||||
| Australia | 1,050 | 1 | 105,000 | 1 | |||||
| Belgium | 2,160 | 3 | 3,250 | 13 | |||||
| Botswana | 56,800 | 112 | r | 109,000 | 133 | ||||
| Brazil | 1,880 | 1 | 12,500 | 4 | |||||
| Canada | 30,800 | 52 | 18,100 | 35 | |||||
| Central African Republic | 98 | 1 | 77 | 2 | |||||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 5,250 | 15 | 2,610 | 1 | |||||
| India | 304,000 | r | 2 | 86,300 | 2 | ||||
| Israel | 7,110 | 12 | 1,600 | 5 | |||||
| Lesotho | 418 | 9 | 907 | 28 | |||||
| Namibia | 7,970 | 27 | 4,220 | 6 | |||||
| Russia | 55,400 | 57 | 40,100 | 56 | |||||
| Sierra Leone | 978 | 3 | 11,800 | 6 | |||||
| South Africa | 252,000 | r | 171 | 234,000 | 221 | ||||
| Other | 5,550 | r | 4 | r | 3,800 | 5 | |||
| Total | 748,000 | r | 556 | r | 638,000 | 534 | |||
| Cut but unset, not more than 0.5 carat:5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 8,150 | 4 | 4,850 | 2 | |||||
| Belgium | 402,000 | 134 | 186,000 | 111 | |||||
| Botswana | 5,420 | 19 | 20,500 | 17 | |||||
| Brazil | 2,860 | 2 | 1,440 | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 7,980 | 6 | 7,240 | 6 | |||||
| China | 56,900 | 60 | 45,000 | 52 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 6,960 | 1 | 3,100 | 1 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 273,000 | 49 | 112,000 | 33 | |||||
| India | 5,860,000 | 1,500 | r | 5,730,000 | 1,760 | ||||
| Israel | 394,000 | 209 | 539,000 | 242 | |||||
| Mauritius | 4,530 | r | 16 | 10,200 | 37 | ||||
| Mexico | 114,000 | 30 | 83,500 | 18 | |||||
| Namibia | 3,920 | 11 | 5,080 | 16 | |||||
| Russia | 171 | (6) | 131 | (6) | |||||
| South Africa | 7,710 | 18 | 9,370 | 12 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | -- | -- | 1,440 | 1 | |||||
| Switzerland | 947 | 3 | 3,020 | 13 | |||||
| Thailand | 72,300 | 9 | 90,600 | 15 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 132,000 | 38 | 81,700 | 22 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 45,000 | 6 | 31,200 | 8 | |||||
| Vietnam | 46,700 | 66 | 22,900 | 29 | |||||
| Other | 29,400 | 8 | r | 31,500 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 7,470,000 | 2,190 | 7,020,000 | 2,410 | |||||
| Cut but unset, more than 0.5 carat:7 | |||||||||
| Armenia | 272 | 1 | 683 | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 5,790 | 37 | 6,630 | 42 | |||||
| Belgium | 707,000 | 3,380 | r | 691,000 | 3,930 | ||||
| Botswana | 9,410 | 54 | 13,600 | 103 | |||||
| Brazil | 1,380 | r | 4 | 472 | 3 | ||||
| Canada | 18,000 | 74 | 28,900 | 125 | |||||
| China | 64,100 | 306 | 43,300 | 235 | |||||
| France | 1,120 | r | 20 | 2,010 | 19 | ||||
| Germany | 3,680 | 13 | 3,390 | 9 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 42,800 | r | 144 | 62,700 | 253 | ||||
| India | 1,680,000 | 3,900 | 2,320,000 | 5,640 | |||||
| Indonesia | 52 | 1 | 253 | 6 | |||||
| Israel | 1,830,000 | 7,990 | 1,950,000 | 8,540 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||
| TABLE 7-Continued | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF DIAMOND, BY KIND, WEIGHT, AND COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||
| Kind, range, and country of origin | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | |||||
| Cut but unset, more than 0.5 carat:7-Continued | |||||||||
| Italy | 3,520 | 11 | 4,000 | 15 | |||||
| Japan | 666 | 8 | 1,290 | 7 | |||||
| Lebanon | 173 | 1 | 540 | 4 | |||||
| Lesotho | -- | -- | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Mauritius | 1,890 | r | 11 | 4,340 | 31 | ||||
| Mexico | 1,270 | 1 | 7,390 | 7 | |||||
| Namibia | 14,200 | 79 | 15,700 | 81 | |||||
| Netherlands | 146 | 2 | 362 | 2 | |||||
| Russia | 19,200 | 93 | 19,400 | 114 | |||||
| Singapore | 26,800 | 15 | 11,900 | 7 | |||||
| South Africa | 22,600 | 625 | 43,000 | 649 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 75 | (6) | 438 | 3 | |||||
| Switzerland | 8,460 | 380 | 11,400 | 350 | |||||
| Thailand | 12,100 | 33 | 16,800 | 27 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 44,300 | 164 | 17,000 | 87 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 4,740 | 84 | 13,400 | 89 | |||||
| Vietnam | 2,230 | 3 | 3,090 | 2 | |||||
| Other | 4,240 | 23 | r | 3,470 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 4,530,000 | r | 17,400 | 5,300,000 | 20,400 | ||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Customs value. | |||||||||
| 3Includes some natural advanced diamond. | |||||||||
| 4Rough or uncut, natural data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States- | |||||||||
| code 7102.31.0000. | |||||||||
| 5Cut but unset, not more than 0.5 carat data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States- | |||||||||
| code 7102.39.0010. | |||||||||
| 6Less than - unit. | |||||||||
| 7Cut but unset, more than 0.5 carat data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States- | |||||||||
| code 7102.39.0050. | |||||||||
| 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
