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Vinyl Flooring Imports Rose 21.9% YOY in March
Vinyl flooring “Imports were up 21.9% year over year in units in March, following a solid result in January and modest growth in February,” reports Truist. Read More
Catalina Releases Floor Coverings Quarterly Update
“U.S. floor covering sales remained weak in the first quarter of 2025, and we are not surprised by the slow start,” the company stated. Sales continue to be impacted by slowing building construction spending, sluggish housing starts and weak existing home sales. The rise in interest rates in the first quarter stalled any recovery in these primary drivers of demand. Read More
Hardwood Market Intel 2025
While hardwood’s on-point visuals and ageless aesthetics make it an almost irresistible option, the category — like other flooring sectors — has been marred by uncertainty for the start of 2025 with the introduction of tariffs. Yet even with its uncertainty, hardwood manufacturers see a steady year ahead. Read More
Tariffs and Innovation: Resilient Flooring Market Adapts in 2025
As the luxury vinyl tile (LVT) market faces dual pressures from rising tariffs and increasing demand, manufacturers showcased strategic pivots at Q1 2025 trade shows, revealing an industry in transition. With Chinese imports now subject to a 45% tariff—up from 25% just months ago—and the global LVT market projected to reach $52.86 billion by 2030, North American manufacturers are ramping up investments in domestic production while exploring alternative supply chains throughout Southeast Asia. Read More
2024 U.S. Ceramic Tile Market Update
2024 was another year of struggles for the U.S. ceramic tile market. Tile consumption decreased for the third straight year largely due to issues in the residential market, with which the tile industry is closely connected. Feeling the pinch from high mortgage rates, inflation, rising material costs, labor shortages, increasing home prices, and nervous buyers, the housing market continued to decline. Total new home starts fell for the third consecutive year for the first time in fifteen years. The 1.36 million units started in 2024 represented a 3.9% decrease from the previous year. Read More
Amazon's Next Conquest: How the Tech Giant Could Devour the Flooring Industry
Amazon doesn’t enter industries. It devours them. Books, retail, groceries, cloud computing—if it can be sold, Amazon will find a way to do it faster, cheaper, and with fewer human beings involved. So, let’s talk about an industry that’s been (relatively) safe from Bezos’ algorithmic jaws: flooring distribution. That safety might not last much longer. Read More
ABC: Construction Employment Growth Strong in February
Thursday, March 13, 2025, from Tile Letter WASHINGTON, March 7—The construction industry added 19,000 jobs on net in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis… Read More
Ceramic Imports Jumped 18.5% by Dollar Value in January
Thursday, March 13, 2025, from Floor Daily New York, NY, March 13, 2025-In January, ceramic imports were up 17.5% in quantity and 18.5% in dollars,… Read More
Mohawk Research Reveals Consumer Carpet Purchase Trends
Thursday, March 13, 2025, from Floor Daily Calhoun, GA, March 12, 2025-Sixty-eight percent of purchase intenders plan to install wall-to-wall carpet in their bedrooms while 34%… Read More

Tile Talk at tise
Friday, March 7, 2025 from Floor Covering Weekly Trends & technology lead tile’s 2025 offerings [Las Vegas] At The International Surface Event (tise) 2025, new looks… Read More