US Stone Sales Increase: Report
Among other items, the report also notes that U.S. manufacturer sales of engineered- and manufactured-stone products could drop by 7.9 percent in 2010.
Offered by Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants (CTaSC), the 250-page report provides up-to-date information on granite, engineered stone, marble, limestone, travertine, sandstone, slate, manufactured stone (precast concrete), and other rough and fabricated dimension-stone products.
In addition, the report takes an in-depth look at the current state of U.S. construction activity and analyzes the market potential for various uses of stone.
This is the third release of this report, following previous editions in 2003 and 2006.
The rise in stone-product manufacturer sales, according to the report, comes after sharp declines in 2008-2009. U.S. stone product sales gains are expected to strengthen over the next five years as the builder and non-residential construction markets rebound from depressed levels.
The in-depth report covers pertinent data and information by providing domestic, import and export stone market trends, sales by type of stone, engineered stone (quartz in resin), manufactured stone (concrete), applications and end-use markets, buyer demographics and channels, survey results of leading importers, fabricators, and manufacturers, competitive environment, and industry profitability.
The report also provides a detailed review of the current state-of-the-economy with economic trends and indicators, and gives a projected outlook of the construction industry to help anticipate opportunities and threats ahead.
The report presents data collected from U.S. government agencies, proprietary research sources, industry surveys, and competitor intelligence sources.
Valuable information is offered on U.S. and Canadian production by stone types, shipments, exports, trends and forecasts; U.S. imports by countries of origin and stone types; stone quarry, processor and fabricator revenues, U.S. economic factors affecting stone demand; U.S. stone sales by end-use market and application; and results from a web survey conducted among leading U.S. importers, distributors and fabricators.