U.S. Hard-Surface Imports
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Travertine
Volume
TOTAL 65,573 metric tons (-15.9%) Sector Leader Turkey, 39,428 metric tons (-33.9%)
The downward slide continued for travertine, as shipments still lag behind 2018. Only China showed any third-quarter improvement, but there's a catch ....
Value
TOTAL $29,342,923 (-16.7%) Sector Leader Turkey, $17,286,698 (-21.2%)
China's third-quarter surge in travertine volume this year didn't translate into a big increase in value declared at U.S. ports. In fact, while July-September travertine shipments rose nearly 515% from 2018, total value declined 26.1%.
Other Calcareous
Volume
TOTAL 32,684 metric tons (-23.4%) Sector Leader Canada, 5,510 metric tons (-38.1%)
Value
TOTAL $31,574,497 (-16.6%) Sector Leader Italy, $6,400,606 (-23.8%)
Other Stone
Volume
TOTAL 112,657 metric tons (-16.4%) Sector Leader India, 35,633 metric tons (-17.7%)
Value
TOTAL $93,693,812 (-14.6%) Sector Leader Brazil, $42,801,698 (13.8%)
An unusually bad February created a hangover with Brazil's U.S. exports that lasted through June. The only big gainer in first-half 2019 is Canada, up 19.2% from last year.