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A review of U.S. and world conditions relating to the hard-surfaces industry.

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U.S. Hard-Surface Imports 2022 vs. 2021

(customs value)

January-September 2022: $4,275,561,529

January-September 2021: $3,856,444,211

(Hover your cursor over the bar-chart colors to see totals for different sectors.

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Far East to East Coast

Three-month decline of Freightos Baltic Index for China/East Asia to North America East Coast of 40' containers ($7,657 / 22 Sept. 20221, $4,585 / 25 Nov. 2022). (Source: Freightos Ltd.)

Photo by Juan Pabulo Daniel / Unsplash

Inflation

Year-to-year rise of U.S. Consumer Price Index without food or energy costs, October 2022. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Canadian dollar vs. U.S. dollar

$1.00 = C$1.28 (2 Dec. 2021) to $1.00 = C$1.34 (2 Dec. 2022) Source: xe.com

Photo by PiggyBank / Unsplash

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Podcast for Sept. 14, 2022

A study shows a continued slowdown in the U.S. kitchen-and-bath market into 2023; TISE looking for start-up companies to promote at 2023 event; NTCA salutes tilesetters of the year.