The World Market for Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for articles of natural or cultured pearls and articles of natural, synthetic, or reconstructed precious or semiprecious stones. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for articles of natural or cultured pearls and articles of natural, synthetic, or reconstructed precious or semiprecious stones for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying articles of natural or cultured pearls and articles of natural, synthetic, or reconstructed precious or semiprecious stones? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of articles of natural or cultured pearls and articles of natural, synthetic, or reconstructed precious or semiprecious stones vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of articles of natural or cultured pearls and articles of natural, synthetic, or reconstructed precious or semiprecious stones? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 18 2.1 Exports 18 2.1.1 The World Market: Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones Export Supplies in 2016 18 2.2 Imports 21 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones in 2016 21 3 EXPORTS 25 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones 25 3.1.1 Executive Summary 25 3.1.2 Kenya 28 3.1.3 Madagascar 29 3.1.4 Mauritius 29 3.1.5 South Africa 29 3.1.6 Zambia 30 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones 30 3.2.1 Executive Summary 30 3.2.2 Burma 33 3.2.3 China 34 3.2.4 Hong Kong 35 3.2.5 India 36 3.2.6 Indonesia 37 3.2.7 Japan 38 3.2.8 Malaysia 39 3.2.9 Nepal 39 3.2.10 Philippines 39 3.2.11 Singapore 40 3.2.12 South Korea 40 3.2.13 Sri Lanka 41 3.2.14 Taiwan 41 3.2.15 Thailand 42 3.2.16 Vietnam 43 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones 43 3.3.1 Executive Summary 43 3.3.2 Austria 48 3.3.3 Belgium 49 3.3.4 Bulgaria 49 3.3.5 Cyprus 50 3.3.6 Czech Republic 50 3.3.7 Denmark 51 3.3.8 Estonia 51 3.3.9 France 52 3.3.10 Germany 53 3.3.11 Greece 54 3.3.12 Hungary 54 3.3.13 Ireland 54 3.3.14 Italy 55 3.3.15 Lithuania 56 3.3.16 Luxembourg 56 3.3.17 Norway 56 3.3.18 Poland 57 3.3.19 Russia 57 3.3.20 Slovakia 57 3.3.21 Spain 58 3.3.22 Sweden 59 3.3.23 the Netherlands 59 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones 60 3.4.1 Executive Summary 60 3.4.2 Argentina 63 3.4.3 Bolivia 64 3.4.4 Brazil 64 3.4.5 Chile 65 3.4.6 Colombia 65 3.4.7 Guatemala 65 3.4.8 Mexico 66 3.4.9 Peru 66 3.4.10 Uruguay 66 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones 67 3.5.1 Executive Summary 67 3.5.2 Canada 71 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 71 3.5.4 the United States 72 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones 73 3.6.1 Executive Summary 73 3.6.2 Australia 77 3.6.3 Fiji 77 3.6.4 New Zealand 78 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones 78 3.7.1 Executive Summary 78 3.7.2 Israel 82 3.7.3 Lebanon 82 3.7.4 Pakistan 83 3.7.5 Qatar 83 3.7.6 Turkey 83 4 IMPORTS 84 4.1 Africa: Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones Imports in 2016 84 4.1.1 Executive Summary 84 4.1.2 Algeria 87 4.1.3 Cote d'Ivoire 88 4.1.4 Morocco 88 4.1.5 Namibia 88 4.1.6 Nigeria 89 4.1.7 South Africa 89 4.2 Asia: Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones Imports in 2016 89 4.2.1 Executive Summary 89 4.2.2 China 94 4.2.3 Hong Kong 95 4.2.4 India 96 4.2.5 Indonesia 96 4.2.6 Japan 97 4.2.7 Malaysia 98 4.2.8 Maldives 98 4.2.9 Philippines 99 4.2.10 Singapore 99 4.2.11 South Korea 100 4.2.12 Taiwan 101 4.2.13 Thailand 102 4.2.14 Vietnam 102 4.3 Europe: Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones Imports in 2016 103 4.3.1 Executive Summary 103 4.3.2 Austria 108 4.3.3 Belgium 109 4.3.4 Bulgaria 109 4.3.5 Croatia 110 4.3.6 Cyprus 110 4.3.7 Czech Republic 111 4.3.8 Denmark 112 4.3.9 Estonia 112 4.3.10 Finland 113 4.3.11 France 114 4.3.12 Germany 115 4.3.13 Greece 116 4.3.14 Hungary 116 4.3.15 Ireland 117 4.3.16 Italy 118 4.3.17 Kazakhstan 118 4.3.18 Latvia 119 4.3.19 Lithuania 119 4.3.20 Luxembourg 120 4.3.21 Macedonia 120 4.3.22 Malta 121 4.3.23 Norway 121 4.3.24 Poland 122 4.3.25 Portugal 122 4.3.26 Russia 123 4.3.27 Slovakia 123 4.3.28 Slovenia 124 4.3.29 Spain 124 4.3.30 Sweden 125 4.3.31 the Netherlands 126 4.3.32 Ukraine 126 4.4 Latin America: Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones Imports in 2016 126 4.4.1 Executive Summary 127 4.4.2 Argentina 130 4.4.3 Bolivia 131 4.4.4 Brazil 131 4.4.5 Chile 132 4.4.6 Colombia 132 4.4.7 Costa Rica 132 4.4.8 Ecuador 133 4.4.9 Guatemala 133 4.4.10 Mexico 134 4.4.11 Peru 134 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones Imports in 2016 134 4.5.1 Executive Summary 135 4.5.2 Aruba 139 4.5.3 Barbados 139 4.5.4 Bermuda 139 4.5.5 Canada 140 4.5.6 Dominican Republic 141 4.5.7 Jamaica 141 4.5.8 the Bahamas 141 4.5.9 the United States 142 4.6 Oceana: Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones Imports in 2016 143 4.6.1 Executive Summary 143 4.6.2 Australia 147 4.6.3 New Caledonia 147 4.6.4 New Zealand 148 4.7 the Middle East: Articles of Natural or Cultured Pearls and Articles of Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed Precious or Semiprecious Stones Imports in 2016 148 4.7.1 Executive Summary 148 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 152 4.7.3 Israel 153 4.7.4 Lebanon 153 4.7.5 Oman 153 4.7.6 Qatar 154 4.7.7 Turkey 154 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 155 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 155 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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