While overall gross exports of gems and jewellery dropped in May 2025, gold jewellery exports showed positive signs. Gold jewellery exports grew by 17.24%, while overall gems and jewellery exports fell by 15.81%.
Gold jewellery exports in May were worth $997.5 million, 17.24% higher than $850.81 million last May. Total exports of gems and jewellery in May were worth $2.26 billion, a 15.81% decline from $2.68 billion last May.
Gross exports of gems and jewellery from April to May 2025 were worth $5.2 billion, 4.96% higher than $4.95 billion recorded in the same period last year.
Cut and polished diamond exports in May 2025 were worth $949.7 million, a 35.49% decline from $1.47 billion in the same period last year.
Exports of cut and polished diamonds from April to May 2025 stood at $2.05 billion, a decline of 22.41% from $2.65 billion for the same period last year.
Imports of rough diamonds for April to May 2025 were worth $2.26 billion and showed a drop of 5.46% from imports of $2.39 billion for the same period last year.
In volume terms, gross imports of rough diamonds stood at 196.57 lakh carats during the first two months of the financial year, a 1.81% decline from imports of 200.19 lakh carats for the same period last year.