Daily Management Review

De Beers cuts diamond sales by 11 percent


05/17/2023


Preliminary data from the international diamond giant De Beers revealed that the company’s fourth business cycle for the year (May 1-May 16) decreased in sales by 11.4 percent to $480 million from the previous cycle.



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The third business cycle of the year took place from March 27 to April 11. There were $542 million in sales during that time.

Sales of diamonds by De Beers decreased by 20.5 percent on an annualized basis during the fourth economic cycle.

"As the industry entered a phase of the customary seasonal lull, sales of our rough diamonds in the fourth sales cycle of the year were somewhat down from the prior cycle. Continued macroeconomic uncertainty and a slower-than-anticipated rebound in Chinese consumer demand both had an impact on sluggish demand," according to Al Cook, the company's CEO.

source: marketwatch.com