India was the highest importer of rough diamonds in volume terms and the highest exporter of polished diamonds in the said year, reports say.
The year culminated with a total of 227.2 million carats of rough and polished diamonds in trade worth US$ 58.8 billion, which exceeded the 2012 record of US$ 56.5 billion, reports say.
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