In 2021, the volume of rough or uncut diamonds that were imported to the United States amounted to approximately 857,000 carats, while U.S. imports of cut but unset diamonds amounted to over 12.3 million carats. U.S. imports of cut but unset sapphires amounted to 2.31 million carats that year.
Import volume of gemstones to the United States in 2021, by variety
(in 1,000 carats)
Characteristic
Imports in thousand carats
Synthetic: cut but unset and worked, not for jewelry
252,000
Diamonds, cut but unset
12,300
Coral and similar materials, unworked
4,480
Imitation gemstones, excluding pearls
3,460
Sapphires, cut but unset
2,310
Emeralds, cut but unset
1,230
Rubies, cut but unset
969
Diamonds, rough or uncut
857
Pearls, imitation
807
Other precious and semiprecious stones: rough, uncut
3,440,000
Other precious and semiprecious stones: worked, not for jewelry
3,080,000
Other precious and semiprecious stones: rough, simply sawn
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US Geological Survey. (March 27, 2024). Import volume of gemstones to the United States in 2021, by variety (in 1,000 carats) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/802111/united-states-gemstones-import-volume/
US Geological Survey. "Import volume of gemstones to the United States in 2021, by variety (in 1,000 carats)." Chart. March 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/802111/united-states-gemstones-import-volume/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Import volume of gemstones to the United States in 2021, by variety (in 1,000 carats). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/802111/united-states-gemstones-import-volume/
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