Obviously there is bias in the study seeing as it was commissioned by Gemfields, but coloured stone dealers I know all over the world are overwhelmingly reporting decent business, while almost every diamond dealer I know is screaming that the sky is falling…
Of particular interest to me: “The study also discovered that Chinese jewellery owners rank clarity, carat, colour and cut in this order when it comes to selecting a gemstone…”
I hope you find the article as interesting as I did!