Mortar, Grout & Cement Mixes FIRST LOOK Quarterly Report Annual Subscription

FIRST LOOK ON PREPACKAGED MORTAR, GROUT AND CEMENT MIXES QUARTERLY REPORT
Report Number LN 085: Released January 2016

The $2.6 billion U.S. prepackaged mortar, grout and cement mixes market has benefited from the recovery in new home construction. Sales are estimated to have increased at a 6.8% compound annual rate between 2012 and 2015. During 2016, sales gains will also receive a boost from stronger nonresidential building construction spending and a healthier residential remodeling market. Profit margins also strengthened as sales consolidated among the eight leading manufacturers.

These and other industry trends are uncovered in this up-to-date Catalina First Look on Prepackaged Mortar, Grout and Cement Mixes. This First Look also provides data on market sales, price trends, exports and imports, end-use market purchases, factors driving demand, plant operating ratios and profitability, and the competitive environment. Data is compiled and analyzed from 1997 to the current year and the Executive Summary provides a five year forecast.

The contents below shows the significant data and information included in this Catalina First Look. Look it over, place your order at our website, or fill out the order form and email or call, and receive your Catalina First Look promptly. You will find it a valuable planning tool.
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CONTENTS:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• U.S. market sales trends
• End-use markets and factors driving demand
• Source of supply and export shipments
• Competitive environment and leading suppliers
• Industry cost structure and profitability
• Outlook and five year forecast

SALES AND PRICE TRENDS
• U.S. sales and growth analysis
• Real sales and growth analysis
• Price index trends

SALES BY END-USE MARKET
• Builders
• Consumers and residential remodeling contractors
• Commercial contractors
• Government

U.S. IMPORTS
• Import shipments and growth analysis
• Imports’ share of U.S. sales
• Import price trends
• Imports for the top countries of origin

U.S. SHIPMENTS AND EXPORTS
• Domestic shipments and growth analysis
• Export shipments and growth analysis
• Exports’ share of U.S. shipments
• Export price trends
• Exports for the top countries of destination

FACTORS DRIVING DEMAND
• Tile sales by type: ceramic, stone, and glass
• Residential and nonresidential construction spending
• New housing completions and existing home sales
• Housing starts: single-family homes and multi-unit housing units
• Mortar, grout, cement mix purchases per new housing unit completed
• Average square feet and number of bathrooms per new housing unit
• New versus remodeled kitchens and bathrooms
• Residential hard surface flooring replacement jobs
• Building material dealer sales
• Personal income, employment, and mortgage rates

COMPETITVE ENVIRONMENT AND MANUFACTURER PROFITABILITY
• Number of U.S. manufacturers and average sales
• Share of U.S. shipments for the 4, 8, and 20 top manufacturers
• Labor and material cost percent sales
• Gross plant profit margins
• H. B. Fuller Construction Product sales and operating income
• The Tile Shop setting and maintenance product sales

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