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Thai gem and jewelry export value of 2020 increased 15.94 percent whereas import value dropped 33.51 percent. Unwrought or semi-manufactured gold remained the dominant product in import and export. Thailand’s gem and jewelry export value excluding unwrought or semi-manufactured gold slid 40.09 percent from the previous year.

Thailand’s gem and jewelry import value of January to November 2020 was at USD 7,454.53 million, a 34.85 percent slide, compared to the same period of last year. While Thailand’s gem and jewelry export value from January to November 2020 was at USD 17,548.80 million, a 17.24 percent rise compared to the value of USD 14,968.31 million of the same period of the previous year.

Thailand’s gem and jewelry export from January-October 2020 went up 20.81 percent with the value of USD 16,882.74 million compared to the export value of USD 13,974.61 million of the same period of 2019. It was the top export with an 8.78 percent share of Thailand’s gross exports. The actual value of gem and jewelry export excluding unwrought or semi-finished gold was at USD 3,885.71 million, a 43.69 percent decline compared to the same period of last year. Nevertheless, Thailand’s gem and jewelry export (excluding gold) of October 2020 grew 23.29 percent compared to that of September 2020.

Thailand’s gem and jewelry export from January to September 2020 was at USD 16,130.64 million, a 23.72 percent increase, compared to the value of USD 13,037.80 million of the same period of last year.

Thailand’s gem and jewelry export from January to August 2020, jumped by 32.77% with the value of USD 15,206.06 million, with the exclusion of unwrought or semi-finished gold export, the actual export value of Thai gem and jewelry was at USD 2,935 million with a 43.99% dip from the same period of last year. Thai gem and jewelry exports to the leading markets/regions shrank because of the declines in exports to almost every key markets.

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Thailand's gem and jewelry import value of January to July 2020 was at USD 3,877.38 million (THB 121,198.24 million), a 41.95 percent contraction as compared to the same period last year.

Thailand’s gem and jewelry export from January to June 2020, rose 39.11 percent (37.59 percent in Thai baht) with the value of USD 10,077.60 million compared to the export value of USD 7,244.22 million of the same period of 2019. It was the most important export product with an 8.81 percent share of Thailand’s gross export, with the exclusion of unwrought or semi-manufactured gold export, Thailand’s actual export value of gem and jewelry was at USD 2,224.75 million. The export value shows a 42.17 percent shrinkage from the same period last year.

Thailand’s gem and jewelry import value of January to May 2020 was at USD 3,090.40 million (THB 96,222.65 million), a 32.64 percent decrease (a 34.44 percent decline in Thai baht) compared to the same period of the previous year. The country’s import of nearly every key product decreased. The import value of unwrought or Semi-Manufactured gold, the dominant product with a 61 percent share, polished diamond, polished precious stone and semiprecious stone, and silver constantly dropped.

Thailand’s gem and jewelry import from January to April 2020 stood at 2,897.14 million US dollars (89,913.26 million baht), decreasing by 22.03% (or 24.34% in baht), compared to the same period in the previous year. The Covid-19 pandemic has undermined the demand in gem and jewelry consumption both in Thailand and its trading partner countries. As a result, Thai importers slowed down their import of semi-finished and finished products.