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n, we are pleased to provide you with Industry Sector Bulletins discussing current market opinions and/or conditions that affect the price, supply, and demand of Diamonds.
The following article below describes the performanc
e of diamond-je
welry retail sales in 2006. In summary, the United Sates,
(where half of all the diamond-jewelry sales occur,) experience
d a 6.1% rise in 2006. With the majority of forecasts calling for diamonds prices to rise in the future, exploratio
n companies focused on diamonds such as Grizzly Diamonds Ltd. are poised to benefit from this occurrence
. Recently, Grizzly has commenced a fixed wing airborne magnetic survey on its Buffalo Head Hill properties
.
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An Increase of 6.1% in Diamond-Jewelry Retail Sales in 2006 By: Tali Ayalon-Metser, Rachel Lieberman
Sales of diamond-je
welry in the United States rose by 6.1%, and reached $33.2 billion in 2006. These figures were presented by The Diamond Informatio
n Center. This is the fifth consecutiv
e year that diamond-je
welry retail sales have risen. The Diamond Informatio
n Center noted that US sales constitute 50% of diamond-je
welry sales worldwide. At the end of 2006 a 2.7% drop in transactio
ns was recorded in comparison to 2005, but a 9.1% increase in the average price tag of each transactio
n ensured a significan
t increase in sales.
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