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The United States Flooring Market is expected to grow from USD 41,365.42 Million/EUR 36,269.98 Million in 2020 to USD 51,606.22 Million/EUR 45,249.31 by the end of 2025 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.52%. Read More

In 2020, the flooring world experienced a global pandemic, the reinstatement of tariffs on Chinese-made vinyl flooring and supply chain issues. Despite all of this, sales in the resilient category could have increased by more than 7.6 percent during the first nine months of 2020, according to Catalina Research. With its continuously improving visuals, ease of install and hygienic properties, resilient flooring is poised to continue this trajectory in 2021.  Read More

Catalina Research has released its executive summary for 2020 and outlook for 2021. According to the report, the value of U.S. floor coverings manufacturer sales (shipments minus exports plus imports) could have declined 5.7 percent to $25.9 billion in 2020. Square foot sales, however, could have decreased by only 0.9 percent to 23.1 billion. Square foot sales held up better since average selling prices dropped as demand weakened, the report said.  Read More

Catalina Research reported U.S. laminate flooring sales saw a slight decline in 2020, decreasing by 3.8 percent in dollars and 4.8 percent in square feet. But the year wasn’t all about decline for laminate in 2020. In fact, Catalina Research reported that laminate dollar sales benefited from growth in higher priced goods as demand shifted to more water-resistant flooring. Laminate sales also received a boost from an increase in consumer DIY projects, which plays nicely into the segment. Read More

Overall, the results unveiled by the Calhoun, Georgia-based multinational reveal a smaller than expected contraction during the first nine months of the year. For the 2020 nine-month period, net sales were $6.9 billion, a decrease of 8% from the $7.5 billion of the same period in 2019 (or -7% on a constant currency and days basis). Net earnings totaled $267 million compared to the $480 million to September 2019. Read More

STATISTICS AND MARKETS USA: tile sales slow while construction booms 17/12/2020 from Ceramic World Web In the first nine months of 2020 US tile consumption dropped… Read More

TCNA Statistical Report on U.S. ceramic tile consumption through 3Q 2020 was 2.04 billion sq. ft., an 11.6% decline vs. 3Q 2019 YTD.1 Read More

At press time, 2020 estimated sales were based on the industry average of a 0.04 percent decrease. Note, however, that 2020 sales projections vary significantly depending on a distributor’s business model, region served, retail accounts and lines carried as well as the mix of domestic versus imported goods. Read More

Ceramic World Review has updated the figures for the world’s top 25 ceramic tile groups (as for production volumes) in 2019. Respect to the previous year, the positions of the three largest tile producers remain unchanged. Read More

While 2018 saw the first decline in global tile production and consumption, the negative trend continued through 2019. By contrast, import-export flows remained in positive territory but grew by just 1%. Read More