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Natural and synthetic diamonds price difference Q1 2016-Q3 2017

Price difference of lab-created diamonds from natural diamonds from Q1 2016 to Q3 2017 (in percent)

The data displays the price difference between synthetic/lab-created diamonds and natural diamonds from the first quarter of 2016 (Q1 2016) to the third quarter of 2017 (Q3 2017) in %. In the second quarter of 2017, lab-created diamonds cost some 15.7% less than naturally occurring diamonds.

Q1 2016 -17.6
Q2 2016 -17.8
Q3 2016 -15.3
Q4 2016 -18.1
Q1 2017 -20.1
Q2 2017 -15.7
Q3 2017 -18.3