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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF DIAMOND (EXCLUSIVE OF- | ||||||||
| INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND), BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Country | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | ||||
| Exports:3 | ||||||||
| Aruba | 851 | $3 | 110,000 | $3 | ||||
| Australia | 14,100 | 21 | 10,600 | 32 | ||||
| Austria | 114 | (4) | r | 120 | 1 | |||
| Bahamas, The | 753 | 3 | 582 | 2 | ||||
| Belgium | 393,000 | 210 | 90,900 | 142 | ||||
| Belize | 140 | (4) | 176 | (4) | ||||
| Brazil | 31,100 | 9 | 32,800 | 11 | ||||
| Canada | 48,200 | r | 114 | 54,200 | 100 | |||
| Cayman Islands | 731 | 2 | 664 | 1 | ||||
| China | 21,500 | 22 | 8,980 | 33 | ||||
| Costa Rica | 4,800 | 2 | 4,420 | 1 | ||||
| Curacao | 13,700 | 42 | 15,700 | 42 | ||||
| Denmark | 271 | (4) | r | 861 | 1 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 34,500 | 14 | 37,300 | 15 | ||||
| France | 869 | 32 | 10,800 | 5 | ||||
| Germany | 838 | 3 | 2,410 | 4 | ||||
| Honduras | 199 | 1 | 155 | 1 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 2,390,000 | 411 | 2,140,000 | 458 | ||||
| India | 525,000 | r | 261 | r | 489,000 | 163 | ||
| Ireland | 12,100 | 78 | r | 13,100 | 77 | |||
| Israel | 576,000 | r | 1,540 | r | 346,000 | 491 | ||
| Italy | 3,000 | 2 | 2,860 | 2 | ||||
| Jamaica | 479 | 2 | 474 | 2 | ||||
| Japan | 13,800 | 4 | r | 3,110 | 5 | |||
| Lebanon | 3,330 | 2 | r | 1,670 | (4) | |||
| Malaysia | 156 | 1 | 2,500 | 1 | ||||
| Mexico | 473,000 | r | 88 | 420,000 | 75 | |||
| Netherlands | 233 | 1 | 405 | 2 | ||||
| New Zealand | 668 | 2 | 1,320 | 3 | ||||
| Panama | 158 | (4) | 12 | (4) | ||||
| Qatar | 117 | 7 | -- | -- | ||||
| Russia | -- | -- | 62 | 4 | ||||
| Singapore | 3,600 | 11 | 1,910 | 12 | ||||
| South Africa | 36,800 | 22 | 6,320 | 9 | ||||
| Sweden | 179 | 1 | 253 | 1 | ||||
| Switzerland | 9,320 | 34 | 10,800 | 68 | ||||
| Taiwan | 430 | 2 | 211 | 1 | ||||
| Thailand | 116,000 | 39 | 154,000 | 21 | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | 45,100 | 55 | 49,100 | 54 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 8,680 | 67 | 19,700 | 38 | ||||
| Vietnam | 6,990 | 10 | 4,600 | 9 | ||||
| Other | 10,700 | 11 | r | 13,200 | 27 | |||
| Total | 4,800,000 | r | 3,130 | 4,060,000 | 1,920 | |||
| Reexports:3 | ||||||||
| Armenia | 1,980 | 1 | 3,350 | 2 | ||||
| Aruba | 2,680 | 5 | 4,480 | 7 | ||||
| Australia | 7,410 | 23 | 3,790 | 24 | ||||
| Austria | 1,680 | 4 | r | 208 | 1 | |||
| Belgium | 816,000 | 2,330 | 1,050,000 | 2,620 | ||||
| Botswana | 886 | 1 | -- | -- | ||||
| Canada | 130,000 | r | 175 | r | 142,000 | 181 | ||
| China | 25,100 | 30 | 43,500 | 28 | ||||
| France | 7,740 | 177 | 7,580 | 136 | ||||
| Germany | 1,560 | 4 | r | 4,700 | 7 | |||
| See footnotes at end of table. | ||||||||
| TABLE 6-Continued | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF DIAMOND (EXCLUSIVE OF- | ||||||||
| INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND), BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Country | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | ||||
| Reexports:3-Continued | ||||||||
| Guatemala | 16,100 | 1 | 2,210 | (4) | ||||
| Hong Kong | 2,820,000 | 2,480 | 3,760,000 | 2,560 | ||||
| India | 3,310,000 | r | 2,330 | r | 3,270,000 | 3,700 | ||
| Israel | 1,350,000 | 3,780 | 1,370,000 | 5,200 | ||||
| Italy | 8,960 | 15 | 13,700 | 13 | ||||
| Japan | 32,100 | 40 | 68,300 | 73 | ||||
| Laos | 10,100 | r | 5 | 5,640 | 3 | |||
| Lebanon | 4,450 | 4 | r | 8,660 | 3 | |||
| Malaysia | 368 | 5 | 172 | 2 | ||||
| Mexico | 2,780 | 5 | r | 8,330 | 7 | |||
| Namibia | 3,660 | 9 | 4,110 | 8 | ||||
| Netherlands | 116,000 | 289 | r | 66,300 | 266 | |||
| Singapore | 17,700 | 90 | 8,260 | 102 | ||||
| South Africa | 10,900 | 41 | 21,300 | 125 | ||||
| Spain | 89 | 1 | 869 | (4) | ||||
| Switzerland | 117,000 | 956 | r | 117,000 | 1,430 | |||
| Taiwan | 1,330 | 60 | 1,850 | 8 | ||||
| Thailand | 215,000 | 77 | r | 113,000 | 113 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | 492,000 | 440 | r | 549,000 | 466 | |||
| United Kingdom | 32,100 | 313 | r | 43,400 | 291 | |||
| Other | 65,500 | r | 120 | r | 88,200 | 116 | ||
| Total | 9,630,000 | r | 13,800 | 10,800,000 | 17,500 | |||
| Grand total | 14,400,000 | r | 16,900 | 14,800,000 | 19,400 | |||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals | ||||||||
| shown. | ||||||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||||||
| 3Export and reexport data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States- | ||||||||
| codes 7102.31.000, 7102.39.0010, 7102.39.0050. | ||||||||
| 4Less than - unit. | ||||||||
| 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