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| TABLE 10 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GEMSTONES1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand carats and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
| Stones | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||
| Coral and similar materials, unworked3 | 6,340 | $13,400 | 5,960 | $13,700 | ||||
| Diamonds: | ||||||||
| Cut but unset4 | 12,000 | 19,600,000 | 12,300 | 22,800,000 | ||||
| Rough or uncut5 | 748 | r | 556,000 | r | 638 | 534,000 | ||
| Emeralds, cut but unset6 | 2,890 | r | 410,000 | r | 3,040 | 431,000 | ||
| Pearls: | ||||||||
| Cultured7 | NA | 31,800 | NA | 18,500 | ||||
| Imitation8 | NA | 7,290 | r | NA | 5,520 | |||
| Natural | NA | 30,200 | NA | 29,100 | ||||
| Rubies, cut but unset9 | 4,260 | 114,000 | 3,760 | 146,000 | ||||
| Sapphires, cut but unset10 | 5,940 | 269,000 | 6,810 | 330,000 | ||||
| Other precious and semiprecious stones: | ||||||||
| Rough, uncut11 | 2,180,000 | r | 14,800 | r | 2,540,000 | 13,800 | ||
| Cut, set and unset12 | NA | r | 310,000 | r | NA | 340,000 | ||
| Other13 | NA | r | 8,040 | r | NA | 9,060 | ||
| Synthetic: | ||||||||
| Cut but unset | 9,170 | r | 33,200 | 16,700 | 35,200 | |||
| Other | NA | r | 4,110 | r | NA | 4,670 | ||
| Imitation gemstone14 | NA | r | 23,100 | r | NA | 23,200 | ||
| Total | 2,220,000 | r | 21,500,000 | r | 2,590,000 | 24,700,000 | ||
| rRevised. NA Not available. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||||||
| 3Coral and similar materials, unworked data are for Harmonized Tariff of the United States code- | ||||||||
| 0508.00.0000. | ||||||||
| 4Cut but unset data are for Harmonized Tariff of the United States codes 7102.39.0010, 7102.39.0050. | ||||||||
| 5Rough or uncut data are for Harmonized Tariff of the United States code 7102.31.0000. | ||||||||
| 6Emeralds, cut but unset data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7103.91.0030. | ||||||||
| 7Cultured data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7101.21.0000. | ||||||||
| 8Imitation data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7018.10.1000. | ||||||||
| 9Rubies, cut but unset data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7103.91.0010.- | ||||||||
| 10Sapphires, cut but unset data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code | ||||||||
| 7103.91.0020.- | ||||||||
| 11Rough, uncut data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States codes 7103.10.2020 and- | ||||||||
| 7103.10.2080. | ||||||||
| 12Cut, set and unset data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7103.99.1080. | ||||||||
| 13Other data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7103.99.5080. | ||||||||
| 14Does not include pearls. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. International Trade Commission. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
