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2013 calendar year in Hong Kong, there was a sharp increase in diamond trade, Israelidiamond.co.il reported referring to the Israeli Diamond Exchange.
The diamond trade in the special administrative region of China-Hong Kong showed an increase of about 15% over the period from July to September 2013, while diamond trade grew by 50%.
Hong Kong's polished imports in the third quarter were $ 1.69 billion, showing an annual increase of 16%. Exports of polished diamonds from Hong Kong rose 15% to $ 3.09 billion
in the same period, while Hong Kong's imports of rough diamonds reached $ 469 million in the third quarter (up 47.5% on a year-on-year basis.) Exports of rough diamonds jumped 55.2% and reached $ 641 million.
Data on Hong Kong's trade statistics are provided by the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong.

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before Christmas were not announced, it became clear that this holiday season was the most successful for jewelry retailers in recent years, the Israelidiamond.co.il portal reported citing edition of Business World.
If the outlined trend continues in the last week of the year, then the fourth quarter of 2013 will be the fourth consecutive period of the highest sales of gold jewelry in the US since 2010.
Consultants in this field note that, given the current figures in 2013, for the first time in the last ten years, gold sales will increase.
In absolute terms, the US demand for gold for the period from October to December 2013 will be from 44 to 48 tons, which shows an increase of 15-20%.
After a 12-year period of steady growth in the price of gold, this trend has finally been interrupted, and since the beginning of this year, gold has lost almost a third of the cost. Against the backdrop of a small recovery in the US economy and aggressive campaigns organized by gold jewelry retailers, this ensured high sales figures.

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According to Thomson Reuters GFMS, the volume of silver imports to India in October reached 338 tons, which is 40% higher than the September figures - 241 tons, according to the Russian Jewelry Network referring to the portal Goldenfront.ru. In the first ten months of the year, 4,652 tons of silver were imported to the country. It is forecasted that the total volume of silver imports this year could reach 5,200-5,500 tons. Thus, the 2008 record will be broken down to 5,048 tons. The 
demand for silver in India is driven by two factors. The first is low prices, which fell this year by almost 37%. The second is that more and more Indians are buying silver jewelry and coins as gifts for weddings and holidays instead of gold, the deficit of which is caused by government restrictions.

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The US consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry in November 2013 remained generally stable, falling only 0.5% year-on-year to 176.16 points, Rapaport reports. The index was one and a half points lower than the average in October 2013. Record high CPI was registered in January 2012 and was 183.19 points. The average CPI for 11 months of the year (177.78 points) was 0.3% lower than the corresponding indicator for January-November 2012.
Taking into account the November data, the CPI exceeded the average of 170 points for 35 consecutive months, thus maintaining a steady trend towards inflation.
CPI for jewelry reached a record level of 183 points in early 2012, but after that, throughout 2012, prices for diamonds, gold and platinum declined. As of November, gold prices declined by about 27% on a year-on-year basis, and platinum fell in price by almost 15%.
In November, the RapNet diamond price index (RAPI) for certified 1 carat stones fell by 4.7% on a year-on-year basis, prices for diamonds of 3 carats decreased by 2.9%, and diamonds with a weight of 0.5 carats fell by 1 , 7%. Meanwhile, diamonds weighing 0.3 carats rose in price by 8.2%, according to RapNet.

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On the pre-holiday week, from December 16 to 22, shopping centers were visited by fewer buyers, which led to a decline in sales compared to last year's figures, according to Chicago-based analytical firm ShopperTrak. Attendance of stores fell by 21%, and sales decreased by 3.1%.
"Bad weather throughout the country kept customers from shopping. Last week was the last opportunity to make holiday purchases before Christmas. Retailers did not see as many buyers as last year, although many still completed their purchases, "said Bill Martin, founder of ShopperTrak.
Despite the greater number of discounts and promotions, sales on "Super Saturday" (Dec. 21) fell by 0.7%, and consumer traffic in stores - by 18% compared to last year.
"These figures are quite frightening," Martin commented in an interview cited by Bloomberg.