Wednesday 21 January 2015

Silver Jewelry export growth in India outpaced gold in Dec 2014


The gold jewelry exports from India remained almost flat year-on-year at $ 554.45 million (Rs. 3,479.17 Crore) in Dec 2014 while its silver jewelry exports surged higher by 26.68% year-on-year to $148.49 million, in accordance with the latest data released by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).
 
According to GJEPC, country's cut and polished diamond exports in Dec ‘14 reached $1,451.75 million, increasing marginally by 1.33% over the previous year. The country’s exports of Coloured Gemstones surged by 10.82% from $19.15 million in Dec ‘13 to $20.94 million in Dec ‘14. The exports of Pearls too soared to $0.30 million from $0.08 million a year ago. The exports of Synthetic stones increased sharply by 16.35% from $7.40 million in Dec 2013 to $8.61 million in Dec 2014.

Friday 16 January 2015

9ct gold hallmarking rises 23% in December figures

Hallmarking stayed strong in December 2014, with gold up 20.5% overall.

Hallmarking showed significant growth year-on-year in December 2014, according to new figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office.

Covering all four UK assay offices, 9ct gold showed the strongest rise with a 23% boost in December 2014 compared to December 2013. Silver continued to steadily climb with increases of 7.1%, while platinum also rose by 13% in what was a fantastic performance across all four alloys.

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