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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

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In flooring, it can be as explosive as developing completely new product formulations that offer consumers features/benefits not previously available—we’re looking at you, WPC. Such is the case with recent events like the Israeli/Hamas War as well as the lingering conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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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. Russia is the largest exporter of fossil fuels in the world.

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Stats 2021: Laminate picks up right where it left off in 2020

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The resurgent laminate flooring category continued on its upward trajectory in 2021 as sales reached $1.304 billion, FCNews research shows. That $1.304 billion also represents the highest level of laminate sales seen since 2006. In terms of sales, laminate represented just 4.9% in 2016; and 6.6% in 2011, FCNews research shows.

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New home sales declined in January

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Sales of newly built single-family homes in January fell 4.5% Policymakers need to focus on alleviating production bottlenecks, particularly as it relates to lumber and other building materials.”. A new home sale occurs when a sales contract is signed or a deposit is accepted. New home sales were up 1.2%

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Tile Excellence-Ask the Experts: ask chris blog stats this month

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ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TILE INSTALLATION, REPAIR , PRODUCTS, MATERIALS AND LINKS/ADVISE/RECOMMENDATION-ANYTHING TILE AND INDUSTRY RELATED! Russia 62 Malaysia 27 Malaysia 24. United Kingdom 20 Russia 7 United Kingdom 4. I WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU THANKS AGAIN Chris. Ukraine 50 France 20 France 11.

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Stats 2021: Call it a comeback for ceramic

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T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. increase in dollar sales to $3.077 billion in 2021 (flooring only) vs. $2.844 billion in 2020. FCNews research shows ceramic experienced an 8.2%

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How the war in Ukraine impacts life in the U.S.

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Over the past several weeks, the world rallied around sanctions and trade restrictions against Russia. These economic restrictions are unprecedented, especially when weighing both the size of Russia’s economy and its interwoven ties to other countries. These bulk shipments can reduce costs, both in production and freight.

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