Jewellery units lose sheen as demand slumps
Financial Express Mumbai|December 28, 2024
Being at once import-intensive and export-oriented, the gems and jewellery industry can withstand the current fall of the rupee, but will have serious concerns about the continued sluggishness in demand from key export markets.
Krishna Barot & Mukesh Jagota
Jewellery units lose sheen as demand slumps

The depreciation of the rupee will not add to the topline or bottom-line of the gems and jewellery exporters, as over 95% of inputs are imported. In the domestic market, however, prices of precious metals and stones will increase, which may be lucrative for the units.

In April-November, exports of the gems and jewellery sector, which have employment potential of 5 million in times of brisk business, fell 10.1% to $19.2 billion.

Vipul Shah, chairman of Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, said: "We are hoping that 2025 may bring improved prospects for the sector as polished diamond prices have stabilised and showing some signs of recovery. However, the demand is still subdued in the key export markets, with buyers focusing more on jewellery."

The US and European markets for jewellery are holding up and there has been a return of demand in West Asia, he noted.

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