This statistic shows how the value or price of diamonds increases throughout the processing stages from rough diamonds to polished. A polished diamond was generally worth 900 US dollars per carat as of 2012.
Price of diamonds throughout processing stages from rough to polished in 2012
(in U.S. dollars per carat)
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Price of diamonds throughout processing stages from rough to polished in 2012
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The price per carat greatly depends on each stone's individual characteristics and could vary by as many as 20,000 times (as for polished diamonds).
* Includes industrial diamonds.
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