After enduring another very difficult year in 2011, there were numerous encouraging signs the U.S. economy and U.S. ceramic tile industry turned a corner last year and are on the road to recovery.
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2Q 2012 U.S. Ceramic Tile Industry Update
At the halfway point of 2012, U.S. ceramic tile consumption (the sum of U.S. shipments and imports less exports) was on pace to rise for the third year in a row.
2011 Ceramic Tile Industry Update
U.S. tile consumption for 2011 was 2.04 billion sq. ft. (+1.8% vs. 2010).
TCNA Laboratory Expands Services
Tile Council of North America’s (TCNA) Product Performance Testing Laboratory is pleased to announce several new services, which are designed to meet the industry’s growing and ever-changing needs for relevant, up-to-date product testing. The TCNA lab now...
2010 Ceramic Tile Industry Update
Based on data available to-date (and estimating fourth quarter domestic shipments), U.S. tile consumption for 2010 was 1.97 billion sq. ft. (+6.0% vs. 2009). This was the first year-over-year increase since 2006.
2009 Ceramic Tile Industry Update
For the third year in a row, U.S. tile consumption declined. This is the first time this has occurred since 1982, during the midst of the last major recession. Total U.S. tile consumption for 2009 was 1.82 billion sq. ft. (-14.0% vs. 2008) - approximately the same...