Precious and Fashion Jewelry - 2006/2007 Market Outlook

Table of Contents

SECTION I - OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. PRECIOUS AND FASHION JEWELRY INDUSTRY

Summary:

• Sales Performance
• Raw Materials
• Retail Distribution
• Advertising in the Jewelry Industry
• Factors Affecting Demand for Jewelry

SECTION II - THE MANUFACTURERS' MARKET FOR PRECIOUS AND FASHION JEWELRY

Summary:

• U.S. Manufacturers' Sales
• U.S. Exports of Jewelry
• U.S. Imports of Jewelry

Tables:

• Total U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Jewelry (Graph)
• Total U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Jewelry
• Growth in U.S. Manufacturers' Sales: Precious Metal vs. Costume Jewelry
• Product Mix of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Jewelry (Graph)
• Product Mix of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Jewelry
• U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Precious Metal Jewelry:
  • Total
  • Product Mix
  • Gold and Platinum Jewelry
  • Gold and Platinum Jewelry, by Type
  • Product Mix of Gold and Platinum Jewelry
  • Jewelry Made of Silver and Other Metals Clad to Silver, Except
  • Costume Jewelry
  • Jewelry Made of Silver and Other Metals Clad to Silver, Except
  • Costume Jewelry, by Type
  • Silver Jewelry, by Type
  • Product Mix of Silver Jewelry
  • Other Jewelry, Except Costume, by Type
  • Product Mix of Other Jewelry, Except Costume
  • Precious Metal Jewelry, Not Specified by Kind
• U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Costume Jewelry:
  • Total
  • By Type
  • Product Mix
• U.S. Apparent Consumption of Jewelry (Graph)
• U.S. Apparent Consumption of Jewelry
• U.S. Balance of Trade for Jewelry
• U.S. Apparent Consumption of Precious Metal Jewelry
• U.S. Balance of Trade for Precious Metal Jewelry
• Top 20 U.S. Export Destinations for Precious Metal Jewelry
• Dollar Market Shares of the Top 20 U.S. Export Destinations for Precious Metal Jewelry
• U.S. Exports of Precious Metal Jewelry, by Type
• U.S. Exports of Precious Metal Jewelry, by Country of Destination and by Type:
  • Silver Jewelry and Parts Thereof
  • Jewelry and Parts of Base Metal Clad with Precious Metal
  • Watch Bands, Straps, and Bracelets of Precious Metal or of Metal Clad with Precious Metal
  • Industrial Diamonds, Worked
  • Jewelry of Precious or Semiprecious Stones
  • Articles of Natural Pearls
  • Articles of Cultured Pearls
• U.S. Apparent Consumption of Costume Jewelry
• U.S. Balance of Trade for Costume Jewelry
• Top 20 U.S. Export Destinations for Costume Jewelry
• Dollar Market Shares of the Top 20 U.S. Export Destinations for Costume Jewelry
• U.S. Exports of Costume Jewelry, by Type
• U.S. Exports of Costume Jewelry, by Country of Destination and by Type:
  • Imitation Jewelry, Not of Base Metal
  • Cuff Links and Studs of Base Metal, Whether or Not Plated with Precious Metal
  • Other Imitation Jewelry of Base Metal, Whether or Not Plated with Precious Metal
• Top 20 U.S. Import Sources for Precious Metal Jewelry
• Dollar Market Shares of the Top 20 U.S. Import Sources for Precious Metal Jewelry
• U.S. Imports of Precious Metal Jewelry, by Type
• U.S. Imports of Precious Metal Jewelry, by Country of Origin and by Type:
  • Gold Rope Necklaces and Neck Chains
  • Gold Mixed Link Necklaces and Neck Chains
  • Gold Necklaces and Neck Chains, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included
  • Gold Clasps and Parts Thereof
  • Gold or Platinum Jewelry; Whether Plated, Clad, or Not; Not Elsewhere Specified or Included
  • Chains and Similar Articles of Base Metal Clad with Precious Metal
  • Rope Necklaces and Neck Chains of Base Metal Clad with Gold
  • Mixed Link Necklaces and Neck Chains of Base Metal Clad with Gold
  • Necklaces and Neck Chains, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included, of Base Metal Clad with Gold
  • Necklaces, Valued at Not Over 30 Cents Per Dozen, Composed Wholly of Plastic Shapes, Mounted on Fiber String
  • Clasps and Parts Thereof of Base Metal Clad with Precious Metal
  • Jewelry, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included, of Base Metal Clad with Precious Metal
  • Silver Jewelry, Articles, and Parts of Precious Metal, Valued at Not Over $18 Per Dozen Pieces
  • Silver Jewelry, Articles, and Parts of Precious Metal, Valued at Over $18 Per Dozen Pieces
  • Silver Chains, Ropes, and Similar Articles
  • Watch Straps, Bands, and Bracelets of Base Metal, Valued at Not Over $5 Per Dozen
  • Watch Straps, Bands, and Bracelets of Base Metal, Valued at Over $5 Per Dozen
  • Parts for Watch Bracelets, Valued at Not Over $12 Per Dozen
  • Parts for Watch Straps, of Base Metal
  • Jewelry of Precious or Semiprecious Stones, Valued at Not Over $40 Each
  • Jewelry of Precious or Semiprecious Stones, Valued at Over $40 Each
  • Other Articles of Semiprecious Stones (Except Rock Crystal)
  • Articles of Precious or Semiprecious or Synthetic Stones, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included
  • Articles of Natural Pearls
  • Articles of Cultured Pearls
• Top 20 U.S. Import Sources for Costume Jewelry
• Dollar Market Shares of the Top 20 U.S. Import Sources for Costume Jewelry
• U.S. Imports of Costume Jewelry, by Type
• U.S. Imports of Costume Jewelry, by Country of Origin and by Type:
  • Rope, Curb, Chain, Cable, etc., and Similar Articles Produced in Continuous Lengths, of Base Metal, Valued at Not Over 33 Cents Per Meter
  • Rope, Curb, Chain, Cable, etc., of Base Metal, Including Precious Metal-Plated, Valued at Over 33 Cents Per Meter
  • Cuff Links and Studs of Base Metal, Whether or Not Plated with Precious Metal
  • Other Imitation Jewelry of Base Metal
  • Toy Jewelry; Base Metal Rope, Curb, Cable, Chain, etc.; Valued at Not Over 8 Cents Each
  • Other Toy Jewelry of Base Metal, Valued at Not Over 8 Cents Each
  • Toy Jewelry, Not Metal, Valued at Not Over 20 Cents Per Dozen Pieces (Except Parts)
  • Other Imitation Jewelry, Not Metal, Valued at Not Over 20 Cents Per Dozen Pieces or Parts
  • Imitation Jewelry, Valued at Over 20 Cents Per Dozen Pieces or Parts
  • Imitation Jewelry, Plastic, Valued at Over 20 Cents Per Dozen Pieces or Parts
  • Religious Articles of Base Metal, of a Devotional Type to be Worn or Carried on the Person
  • Rosaries and Chaplets, Other than Base Metal
  • Religious Articles, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included, to be Worn or Carried on the Person

SECTION III - THE RAW MATERIALS SITUATION

Summary:

• U.S. Exports of Jewelry Raw Materials
• U.S. Imports of Jewelry Raw Materials

Tables:

• World Mine Production of Gold
• World Mine Production of Gold, by Country
• Average Annual Gold Prices
• World Mine Production of Platinum-Group Metals
• World Mine Production of Platinum, by Country
• Average Annual Platinum Prices
• U.S. Imports of Platinum for Consumption
• World Mine Production of Silver
• World Mine Production of Silver, by Country
• Average Annual Silver Prices
• World Production of Gemstones
• World Production of Gemstones, by Country
• Top 20 U.S. Export Destinations for Jewelry Raw Materials
• Dollar Market Shares of the Top 20 U.S. Export Destinations for Jewelry Raw Materials
• U.S. Exports of Jewelry Raw Materials, by Type
• U.S. Exports of Jewelry Raw Materials, by Country of Destination and by Type:
  • Diamonds, Unsorted
  • Diamonds (Except Industrial), Worked, Not Set or Strung, Weighing Over 0.5 Carat Each
  • Industrial Diamonds, Unworked or Simply Sawn, Cleaved, or Bruted
  • Diamonds (Except Industrial), Unworked or Simply Sawn, Cleaved, or Bruted
  • Diamonds (Except Industrial), Worked, Not Set or Strung, Not Weighing Over 0.5 Carat Each
  • Precious and Semiprecious Stones, Unworked
  • Other Precious and Semiprecious Stones, Simply Sawn or Roughly Shaped
  • Rubies, Sapphires, and Emeralds, Otherwise Worked
  • Piezoelectric Quartz, Not Mounted or Set
  • Gemstones, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included, Cut But Not Set
  • Synthetic or Reconstructed Gemstones, Unworked
  • Synthetic or Reconstructed Gemstones, Cut But Not Set
  • Imitation Gemstones
  • Natural Pearls, Not Mounted or Set (May be Temporarily Strung)
  • Cultured Pearls, Worked, Not Set
  • Cultured Pearls, Unworked
• Top 20 U.S. Import Sources for Jewelry Raw Materials
• Dollar Market Shares of the Top 20 U.S. Import Sources for Jewelry Raw Materials
• U.S. Imports of Jewelry Raw Materials, by Type
• U.S. Imports of Jewelry Raw Materials, by Country of Origin and by Type:
  • Diamonds, Unsorted
  • Diamonds (Except Industrial), Unworked, Simply Sawn, Cleaved, or Bruted
  • Industrial Diamonds (Miner's Carbonados), Unworked, Including Sawn, Cleaved, or Bruted
  • Industrial Diamonds, Unworked, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included
  • Industrial Diamonds (Miner's Carbonados), Worked
  • Industrial Miner's Diamonds, Worked, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included
  • Industrial Miner's Diamonds, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included
  • Industrial Diamonds (Except Miner's Diamonds), Simply Sawn, Cleaved, or Bruted
  • Industrial Diamonds (Except Miner's Diamonds), Worked, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included
  • Diamonds (Except Industrial), Worked, Not Set or Strung, Not Weighing Over 0.5 Carat Each
  • Diamonds (Except Industrial), Worked, Not Set or Strung, Weighing Over 0.5 Carat Each
  • Rubies, Sapphires, Emeralds, and Rock Crystals, Unworked
  • Rubies, Cut But Not Set
  • Sapphires, Cut But Not Set
  • Emeralds, Cut But Not Set
  • Other Precious and Semiprecious Stones, Unworked
  • Piezoelectric Quartz, Not Mounted or Set
  • Graded Semiprecious Stones, Strung Temporarily for Transport
  • Gemstones, Cut But Not Set, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included
  • Synthetic or Reconstructed Gemstones
  • Synthetic or Reconstructed Gemstones, Cut But Not Set
  • Natural Pearls, Graded and Temporarily Strung
  • Natural Pearls, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included
  • Cultured Pearls, Unworked
  • Cultured Pearls, Worked, Graded, or Temporarily Strung
  • Cultured Pearls, Worked, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included

SECTION IV - STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE U.S. JEWELRY INDUSTRY

Summary:

• Sales Trends
• Cost Structure
• Employment Trends
• Capital Spending

Tables:

• The Precious Metal Jewelry Industry:
  • Number of Manufacturing Establishments
  • Number of Manufacturing Establishments, Number of Employees, and Annual Payroll, by State
  • Number of Manufacturing Establishments, by Employment Size Class and by State
  • Financial Profile:
    • Overall
    • Sorted by Sales
    • Sorted by Assets
  • Operating Structure
  • Gross Operating Margin
  • Value Added by Manufacture
  • Vertical Integration Index
  • Employment Structure
  • Total Labor Costs
  • Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers
  • Cost of Living Index for Production Workers
  • Labor Productivity
  • Indexes of Real Labor Productivity
  • New Capital Expenditures
  • Plant vs. Equipment Expenditures
  • Ending Inventories
• The Costume Jewelry Industry:
  • Number of Manufacturing Establishments
  • Number of Manufacturing Establishments, Number of Employees, and Annual Payroll, by State
  • Number of Manufacturing Establishments, by Employment Size Class and by State
  • Operating Structure
  • Gross Operating Margin
  • Value Added by Manufacture
  • Vertical Integration Index
  • Employment Structure
  • Total Labor Costs
  • Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers
  • Cost of Living Index for Production Workers
  • Labor Productivity
  • Indexes of Real Labor Productivity
  • New Capital Expenditures
  • Plant vs. Equipment Expenditures
  • Ending Inventories
• The Plant Manager's Workbook:
  • How to Use This Section
  • Gathering Your Data
  • Developing Your Ratios
  • How Does Your Plant Stack Up?
• Explanation of Terms

SECTION V - PRICING WITHIN THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY

Summary:

• Producer Prices
• Gold Jewelry Sales

Tables:

• Producer Price Indexes:
  • Costume Jewelry
  • Costume Jewelry, by Type
  • Precious Metal Jewelry
  • Solid Platinum Metal and Karat Gold Jewelry
  • Solid Platinum Metal and Karat Gold Jewelry, by Type
  • Jewelers' Findings and Materials
• Consumer Price Index for Jewelry
• Average Gold Jewelry Prices, by Outlet Type
• Gold Jewelry Retail Sales, by Outlet Type
• Distribution of Gold Jewelry Retail Dollar Sales, by Outlet Type (Graph)
• Distribution of Gold Jewelry Retail Unit Sales, by Outlet Type (Graph)
• Distribution of Gold Jewelry Retail Sales, by Outlet Type
• Gold Jewelry Sales, by Item
• Distribution of Gold Jewelry Dollar Sales, by Item (Graph)
• Distribution of Gold Jewelry Unit Sales, by Item (Graph)
• Distribution of Gold Jewelry Sales, by Item
• Retail Unit Sales of Gold Jewelry (Graph)
• Retail Unit Sales of Gold Jewelry

SECTION VI - JEWELRY DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS

Summary:

• Retail Sales Trends
• Top Retailers
• E-Commerce

Tables:

• Financial Profile of Jewelry Wholesalers:
  • Overall
  • Sorted by Sales
  • Sorted by Assets
• Jewelry and Precious Stone Wholesalers: Number of Establishments, Number of Employees, and Annual Payroll, by State
• Jewelry and Precious Stone Wholesalers: Number of Establishments, by Employment Size Class and by State
• Total U.S. Retail Sales of Jewelry and Watches
• Overall Retail Sales Trends vs. Jewelry Store Sales Trends
• Retail Jewelry Store Monthly Sales
• Profile of the U.S. Retail Jewelry Store Industry
• Financial Profile of Jewelry Retailers:
  • Overall
  • Sorted by Sales
  • Sorted by Assets
• Jewelry Stores: Number of Establishments, Number of Employees, and Annual Payroll, by State
• Jewelry Stores: Number of Establishments, by Employment Size Class and by State
• Number of Potential Customers Per Jewelry Store, by State
• Per Capita Disposable Personal Income in the U.S., by State
• Number of Jewelry Stores, by Employment Size Class
• Distribution of Jewelry Stores, by Employment Size Class
• The Top 20 Retail Jewelry Chains in the U.S.
• The Top Leased Jewelry Department Operators in the U.S.
• The Top Television Shopping Programs
• Profile of the Average Mass-Merchandise Store

SECTION VII - ADVERTISING IN THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY

Summary:

• Overview
• Media Outlays by Jewelry Manufacturers
• Media Outlays by Jewelry Retailers

Tables:

• Total Media Outlays for Jewelry
• Advertising by Manufacturers:
  • Total Media Outlays
  • The Top Ten Advertisers
  • The Top Ten Advertised Brands
  • Media Expenditures, by Company and Brand
• Advertising by Retailers:
  • Total Media Outlays
  • Media Outlays, by Type of Retailer
• Advertising by Jewelry Stores:
  • The Top Ten Advertisers
  • The Top Ten Advertised Brands
  • Media Expenditures, by Retailer and Brand
• Advertising by Department Stores:
  • The Top Ten Advertisers
  • The Top Ten Advertised Brands
  • Media Expenditures, by Retailer and Brand
• Advertising by Direct-Response Retailers:
  • The Top Three Advertisers
  • The Top Three Advertised Brands
  • Media Expenditures, by Retailer and Brand

SECTION VIII - FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND FOR JEWELRY

Summary:

• Overview
• U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures
• U.S. Household Expenditures

Tables:

• U.S. Resident Population Trends and Projections
• U.S. Population Trends and Projections, by Age Group
• Age Distribution of the U.S. Population
• U.S. Population and Household Trends and Projections
• U.S. Resident Population Projections, by Region
• U.S. Resident Population Projections, by State
• Distribution of the U.S. Population, by State
• Number of U.S. Births
• Number of Marriages in the U.S.
• Number of High School and College Graduates in the U.S.
• Civilian Labor Force in the U.S., by Gender
• U.S. Gross Domestic Product
• U.S. Per Capita Disposable Personal Income
• Personal Consumption Expenditures on Jewelry and Watches:
  • Current Dollars
  • Constant Dollars
• Average Annual Household Expenditures on Jewelry:
  • Total
  • By Region
  • By Age of Reference Person
  • By Income Before Taxes
  • By Composition of Consumer Unit
  • By Occupation of Reference Person

SECTION IX - COMPANY PROFILES

Introduction

Army and Air Force Exchange Service:

• Overview
• Financial Performance
• Product Line
• Distribution

Avon Products, Inc.:

• Overview
• Product Line
• Distribution
• Manufacturing
• Financial Performance
• Marketing Strategies
• Financial Summary and Analysis

De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited:

• Overview
• Financial Performance
• Company News
• Marketing Strategies
• Fingerhut Direct Marketing:
• Overview
• Company Structure
• Company News

Finlay Enterprises, Inc.:

• Overview
• Financial Performance
• Marketing Strategies
• Company News
• Financial Summary and Analysis

Friedman's Inc.:

• Overview
• Financial Performance
• Marketing Strategies
• Helzberg Diamonds:
• Overview
• Marketing Strategies
• Company Structure
• Jostens, Inc.:

• Overview
• Product Line
• Financial Performance
• Company News
• Financial Summary and Analysis

Lazare Kaplan International Inc.:

• Overview
• Company Structure
• Marketing Strategies
• Company News
• Financial Summary and Analysis

Liz Claiborne, Inc.:

• Overview
• Company Structure
• Financial Performance
• Financial Summary and Analysis

Mayor's Jewelers, Inc.:

• Overview
• Financial Performance
• Marketing Strategies
• Company News
• Financial Summary and Analysis
• QVC, Inc.
• Overview
• Financial Performance
• Company News

Tiffany & Co.:

• Overview
• Financial Performance
• Company Structure
• Marketing Strategies
• Company News
• Financial Summary and Analysis

World Duty Free Americas:

• Overview
• Company Structure
• Marketing Strategies

Zale Corporation:

• Overview
• Company Structure
• Product Line
• Marketing Strategies
• Company News
• Financial Summary and Analysis

SECTION X - INDUSTRY DIRECTORIES

Introduction

Directory of Selected Jewelry Manufacturers

Directory of Selected Jewelry Stores