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The global industrial flooring market size was valued at $6,299.4 million in 2019, and is projected to reach $8,303.1 million by 2027, registering a CAGR of 5.3% from 2020 to 2027. Read More

According to Catalina Research, in 2020, resilient flooring sales could have increased by 13.8 percent in dollars. Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) sales could have grown by 23.3 percent in dollars, driven largely by the growth in rigid core flooring’s sales — an increase of 39.3 percent in dollars, according to Catalina. “These gains were even sharper than the growth experienced in the non-pandemic year of 2019,” Catalina reported.  Read More

But when flooring stores reopened, residential replacement sales went through the roof. Everywhere. Regardless of store size or location, residential replacement sales were the best they had been in more than 15 years. And that saved the industry. After all of the anxiety, our industry had a 1.5 percent decrease in dollar sales. To say that is remarkable is a gross understatement.   Read More

The U.S. floor coverings industry had a mixed year in 2020 but it was able to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and end the year on a healthy note. The first half of the year was plagued by the deep pandemic recession, while demand surged in the second half as home renovation spending and new home construction increased sharply. The overall result was a 1.3 percent decrease in U.S. floor coverings manufacturer dollar sales (shipments minus exports plus imports) to $26.7 billion and a 3.2 percent increase in square foot sales to 23.9 billion. Read More

In its July update to the Kitchen & Bath Market Outlook, the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) revised its 2021 industry sales projection upward to $170.9 billion, up by a substantial 21.4 percent from 2020’s $140.8 billion in kitchen and bath spending and nearly 8 percent higher than the initial estimate for the year. Read More

Catalina Research has released its industry update for the first half of 2021. According to the report, U.S. floor coverings sales came roaring back in the first half of 2021 as rising COVID-19 vaccination rates and a surge in personal income gave consumers confidence to replace their flooring. Read More

While last year was extremely difficult for the U.S. ceramic tile market, which was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis and declined for the second consecutive year, 2021 is off to an excellent start. Through 1Q 2021, total U.S. ceramic tile consumption was up 17.8% by volume vs. 1Q 2020.1 If the current pace continues for the full year, U.S. consumption would reach a record-high of 3.34 billion sq. ft. Read More

The annual RēCo Market Intelligence Report has held strong for 18 years. Below are the results for the Ceramic Tile category.  Read More

The annual RēCo Market Intelligence Report has held strong for 18 years. Each year, Floor Covering Weekly commissions third-party research company The Wayman Group to conduct a nationwide survey of retailers. Read More

“High-End Home Sales Surge Nearly 2x as Fast as Mid-Priced Homes”. Redfin also reported that “Homes of Every Price Are Flying Off the Shelves”. Redfin is a technology-powered real estate broker, and self-describes as also running the country’s #1 real-estate brokerage site.  Read More