Exports of gold jewellery rose by 10.88 per cent in Nov 15

In the latest export data released, the gold jewellery exports during the month of November were up by 11 per cent to US$ 920.82 mn as against US$ 830.46 mn a year ago. Overall exports from the gem and jewellery sector during November stood at US$ 3.20 billion, a growth of 17.1 per cent over the US$ 2.73 billion exported in the same month last year. 

However, there was a drop in exports of cut and polished diamonds from India and it continued during November 2015, with the country exporting US$ 1.32 billion worth of goods, down 15.2 per cent from the US$ 1.56 bn worth of exports a year ago, according to data released by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council.