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US jewellery, watches sales up by 4.4 per cent year-on-year
Sales of watches and jewelry in the US showed further signs of growth in December 2024, up 4.4 per cent year-on-year, according the latest figures from the US Department of Commerce. But there’s been a marked slowdown since the 10 per cent increases of last September and October.
November saw sales up by just 3.0 per cent, revised down from 5.8 per cent based on actual through-the-till transactions rather than estimates. October has been revised up from 9.7 per cent to 10.0 per cent.
The average monthly year-on-year growth for the full year is 5.4 per cent, so December was little below par. Having said that, it was the 15th consecutive month of growth after a long period (the end of 2022 and much of 2023) of falling sales.
Valentine’s Day remains a vital cornerstone for the natural diamond industry, accounting for approximately 7% of annual demand in the U.S.. According to the Natural Diamond Trends: 2025 Overview Report, produced in partnership with Tenoris, the holiday serves as the final act in a high-stakes retail trilogy for specialty jewelers.
The data, which tracked over four million transactions across 2,500 retailers, identifies Valentine’s Day alongside the year-end holiday season (30%) and Mother’s Day (9%) as the three “sales anchors” that define the fiscal year. Collectively, these three periods represent 46% of all yearly diamond purchases.
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