Gems and jewellery exports registered a growth of 7.5 per cent in June year—on—year to $4.2 billion on rising demand from new markets.
Gems and jewellery exports has declined by 12 per cent in May.
The exports stood at $3.9 billion in the same period last fiscal, according to the data provided by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).
“Exporters are getting good number of orders from American buyers. Also, demand is picking up in emerging markets like Latin America and Africa,” said Mr Rajiv Jain, Chairman, GJEPC.
He added that the demand is still sluggish in the European market.
However, during April—June, the gems and jewellery exports dropped about 7 per cent to $10 billion over the same period last year.
The council is hopeful that the country’s gems and jewellery exports would touch $40 billion in the current fiscal.
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