Belgium exported in March $1.01 billion worth of rough diamonds with a total volume of 13.61 million carats, rising year-over-year by 129.4 percent and 122.3 percent respectively. Rough diamond imports totaled $854.1 million on shipments of 10.1 million carats. Compared to March 2009, this is a 91.4 percent increase in value and 46.3 percent increase in volume.
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