Natural Rough Diamonds Prices Set New Record According to the Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Price Index
NEW YORK (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 15, 2022
According to industry analyst Paul Zimnisky, record global diamond jewelry demand combined with decade-low diamond production has driven natural diamond prices to a new all-time high in early-February 2022.
“Diamonds have fared exceptionally well in recent quarters—all of the moons have aligned. Significant economic stimulus in key markets; a slow return to experience-spending; pent-up engagement and wedding demand; plus, diamonds have historically done well in times of distress and this proved true once again over the last two years. In addition, the industry has begun to invest in ‘category marketing’ again following a decade-long lapse. So, I think all of this has contributed to the demand side of the equation,” said Zimnisky.
“This, combined with pandemic-related disruptions to supply, compounding an already existing trend of declining natural diamond output, has pushed prices to new levels,” Zimnisky added.
According to Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Price Index, a consolidated price index for natural diamonds, prices have now overtaken the previous all-time high set in 2011. A brand-new surge in demand for diamonds from Chinese consumers led to record prices early last decade. This eventually served as a catalyst for more supply, resulting in an oversupplied market for much of the 2010’s. This dynamic led to “apathetic price action” for much of the last decade, according to Zimnisky.
However, “today, the fundamental picture for diamonds is the best it has been in some time as a healthy level of supply, expected into the medium-term, will allow incremental demand to continue to push prices higher,” said Zimnisky.
In 2021, natural rough diamond prices were up over 30% according to the Index. In 2022, through the second week of February, prices are up about 5%.
A 52-week chart of the Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Price Index, which is updated weekly, can be found here or at RoughDiamondIndex.com. A longer-term, 2008-2022, annotated chart of the Index can be viewed here. An even longer-term chart can be found here.
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Paul Zimnisky, CFA is a leading independent diamond industry analyst and consultant based in the New York metro area. His research and analysis on the diamond industry is used globally by financial institutions, management consulting firms, private and public corporations, governments, intergovernmental organizations and universities. More information can be found here. He can be reached at paul@paulzimnisky.com and followed on Twitter @paulzimnisky.
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