Insights into market forces affecting the diamond pipeline
Granular demand, inventory, and pricing data
Wholesale prices, retail activity, and consumer demand
The annual forecast with the monthly analysis: Most jewelry retail sales figures were in the red in October on a year-over-year basis. However, US jewelry demand is still relatively high, reflecting ongoing elevated consumer interest in the category.
The lab-grown diamond contradiction. Demand is rising, but prices are falling. They are hot in the US, but not sweeping the rest of the world. It’s a technologically-driven product catering to a young crowd and striving to follow in the footsteps of a centuries-old product, while enthusiastically adopting many of its ills.
These are the issues, with figures and findings that support this view.
How much jewelry sold in the US is a crucial question. It impacts planning and financing. Revised US government estimates just shaved off $11.5 billion worth of sales. No small matter. Here are the figures, plus a forecast for 2022.
