e-ring budget US 2010

[Karl_K]

· The average ticket for a diamond engagement ring at guild jewelers (such as AGS jewelers) and online jewelers (such as Blue Nile) is $5,500 to $6,000.

· The average ticket for a diamond engagement ring at an independent specialty jeweler is about $4,500.

· The average ticket for a diamond engagement ring at a chain jeweler is about $2,500.

· The average ticket for all diamond engagement rings is about $3,100.

more:
http://idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=33618

What is interesting is that myself and others have been independently tracking this for years and the number $5000 keeps on coming up plus or minus a few percent every year.
When prices rise color, clarity and as a last resort size has dropped to keep in that range for a large part of the market.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Interesting Karl, consumers seem to self-regulate the price of their purchases!

 

[Dancing Fire]

and the avg ticket for PSer is about $7800.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 2/16/2010 1:13:47 AM
Author:Karl_K
· The average ticket for a diamond engagement ring at guild jewelers (such as AGS jewelers) and online jewelers (such as Blue Nile) is $5,500 to $6,000.

· The average ticket for a diamond engagement ring at an independent specialty jeweler is about $4,500.

· The average ticket for a diamond engagement ring at a chain jeweler is about $2,500.

· The average ticket for all diamond engagement rings is about $3,100.

more:
http://idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=33618

What is interesting is that myself and others have been independently tracking this for years and the number $5000 keeps on coming up plus or minus a few percent every year.
When prices rise color, clarity and as a last resort size has dropped to keep in that range for a large part of the market.

Thanks for posting that Karl, I have kept an eye on this too and its interesting to be able to see the figures.