India's CPD export increased by 6.7 per cent in April

According to the data published by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) India's cut and polished diamond exports increased to 6.7 percent to $770.49 million in April 2007.

The country's cut and polished imports rose 45 percent to $209.17 million during the month.

India's net polished exports (polished exports less imports) for April decreased 2.9 percent to $561.32 million.

Rough diamond imports rose 5 percent to $805.52 million and exports rose 73 percent to $47.3 million. Net rough imports (rough imports minus exports) grew 2 percent to $758.22 million.

The country's April net diamond account (net polished exports less net rough imports) grew 20 percent to negative $196.9 million.

India's total gem and jewelry exports grew 10.8 percent to $1.23 billion in April, while total imports rose 16 percent to $1.17 billion.

Gold jewelry exports continued to grow during the month rising 12 percent to $390.6 million. Gold bar imports rose 37 percent to $83.36 million.

Among India's other jewelry categories, exports of colored gemstones grew 22 percent to $16.99 million, while pearl exports jumped 62 percent to $200,000.

Non-gold jewelry declined 13 percent to $10.49 million during the month.