2013 calendar year in Hong Kong, there was a sharp increase in diamond trade, Israelidiamond.co.il reported referring to the Israeli Diamond Exchange.
The diamond trade in the special administrative region of China-Hong Kong showed an increase of about 15% over the period from July to September 2013, while diamond trade grew by 50%.
Hong Kong's polished imports in the third quarter were $ 1.69 billion, showing an annual increase of 16%. Exports of polished diamonds from Hong Kong rose 15% to $ 3.09 billion
in the same period, while Hong Kong's imports of rough diamonds reached $ 469 million in the third quarter (up 47.5% on a year-on-year basis.) Exports of rough diamonds jumped 55.2% and reached $ 641 million.
Data on Hong Kong's trade statistics are provided by the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong.