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STATS: Flooring sales trend slightly lower in 2020

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When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted, total industry sales fell just short of 2019’s numbers at $22.951 billion, a decline of 0.5%. FCNews ’ exclusive research reveals total 2020 flooring sales topped out at $22.951 billion and 18.969 billion square feet. This comes on the heels of 4.6% in volume in 2017; 5.1%

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Stats 2021: The numbers don’t lie

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Never before had the industry eclipsed $26 billion, and you have to go back to 2007 to find a greater number of square feet sold. Home Depot reported flooring sales of $9.225 billion, up 13.1%, or $1.05 Lowe’s reported flooring sales of $4.95 cor reported sales of $3.43 When the dust settled, our intuition was correct.

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Flooring STATS 2023: Dollars see gains, volume down

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Still, flooring once again was able to continue its positive trajectory in dollar sales, which it has done every year since the Great Recession of 2008-09 except for the pandemic-impacted 2020. With that said, unit sales remain at its fourth-highest level ever. FCNews research shows commercial flooring sales totaled $7.34

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TCNA: After decade of growth, ceramic tile market declines in 2019

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FOB factory sales of domestic shipments were $1.33 Total new home starts, which have risen each of the last ten years, were at their highest annual level since 2007 (1.29 New Single Family Home Sales. Domestically-produced tile made up 29.4% of total U.S. In dollar value 2019 U.S. billion, down 4.0% compared to 2018.Domestically-manufactured

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Builders cut prices, offer incentives

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—As the housing market has slowed rapidly over the past several months, builders have increasingly been reducing prices and offering special sales incentives—but nowhere near the same rate as during the 2007-2008 Great Recession when the housing sector cratered, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

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Scoring flooring: Industry stats for 2021

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When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted and run through the wash multiple times, total industry sales in 2021 reached a record $26.701 billion, an enormous gain of 16.3% Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale. This compared to its overall sales of $151.2 billion, up 14.4%

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Turning bad breaks into breakthroughs

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When Phillips started in 2007, there were about 10 in-house employees and 10 installation crews. Just like we have sales specialists, project manager specialists, we have installation specialists.”. Refocusing his sales staff to ensure they don’t sell any product on backorder or not immediately available in the United States. “It

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