In the said month, rough diamond imports stood at US$ 990 million rising 16.35 percent in value terms and by 39.5 percent in volume terms to 12.25 million carats. Imports of cut and polished diamonds declined from US$ 372.7 million in January 2015 to US$ 197.34 million in January this year.
The colored gemstone segment growth dipped 24 percent in which exports were worth US$ 36.99 million as compared to US$ 48.67 million in January 2015.
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