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89% Of All Fancy Color Diamonds Saw Increased Prices In 2021 February 02, 2022 (0 comments)
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New York, NY—The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) on Tuesday announced the Fancy Color Diamond Price Index results for Q4 2021 and a summary of the full year.
For the full year, 89% of all fancy color categories increased in price. Price changes among all 128 categories tracked by the FCRF Fancy Color Diamonds Price Index ranged from -1.3% to +7.9%, with the average change in 2021 being a price increase of 1.7%, a market recovery from the decrease seen in 2020.
Throughout 2021, blues (+2.2%) and pinks (+2%) led the price increase, while yellow prices rose 0.9%. Average prices for Fancy Vivids rose 1.6%. Fancy Intense diamonds in all colors and sizes increased by an average of 1.8%, with the only exception being Fancy Intense Yellow 1.5 and 5 carats, which fell 1.3% and 1%, respectively.
Specifically for the fourth quarter of 2021, the average price of all fancy color diamonds rose 0.5%. Price changes among all 128 categories tracked by the FCRF varied between -1.1% to +2.9%.
Pink prices increased by an average of 0.6%, a similar rate to the previous quarter. Prices in all size categories increased or stayed the same in Q4, with the three-carat and 1.5 carat categories leading at 1.2% and 1%, respectively. Two- and five-carat diamonds in the Fancy category led the price increase, with 1.8% and 1.6%, respectively. Two carat Fancy Intense pinks inched up by 0.3% and Fancy Intense 5 carats did not change in price, while, interestingly, Fancy Vivid 2 carat prices increased by 1.3% and Fancy Vivid 5 carats decreased by 1.1%.
Blue prices rose by an average of 0.5%, similar to the previous quarter. Prices in all size categories increased or held their price in Q4, with the 1.5 carat category showing the highest increase (1.4%). All Fancy category prices rose, ranging from 0.7% in the five-carat category to 2.9% in the eight-carat category. Fancy Intense in the smaller weight categories exhibited a stronger increase, with 1.7% for 1 carat and 2.4% for 1.5 carats, while two-carat Fancy Intense showed the most significant price decrease (-0.6%).
Yellow prices rose by 0.4% in Q4 on average, a lower rate compared to Q3. The two-carat category led the price increase with 1.1%, while one and three carats were the only categories that showed price decreases, with -0.1% and -0.3%, respectively. Notably, the five-carat Fancy category showed a strong rise of 2.7%, while Fancy Intense five carats inched up by 0.3%, and Fancy Vivid five-carat prices went down by 0.1%. Similarly, Fancy Yellow three carats increased in price by 1.5%, while Fancy Intense three carats decreased by 0.9% and Fancy Vivid three carats went down by 0.5%.
For a complete data analysis, please visit www.fcresearch.org.