Agarwal: India's annual silver jewelry consumption is roughly 2,300 tons
Ishendra Agarwal · Understanding Indian consumers & breaking down jewellery brands w/ GIVA Founder Ishendra Agarwal · Feb 16, 2024 · at 29:30
GIVA founder Ishendra Agarwal breaks down the raw volume and overall market size of the Indian silver jewelry industry.
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“If you look at the silver consumption last year, if you look at the silver consumption in jewelry only, so it was around 2300 tons.”
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