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

Photo by Bill Oxford from Unsplash

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

(customs value)

January-July 2022: $3,195,122,927

January-July 2021: $2,927,597,946

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

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Down at the Docks

Decline of Freightos Baltic Index for global shipping rates of 40' containers ($10,519 / 3 Sept. 2021, $5,286 / 2 Sept. 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, June 2022. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Rupee vs. U.S. dollar

$1.00 = ₹73.63 (9/14/2021) to $1.00 = ₹79.49 (9/14/2022) Source: xe.com

Photo by rupixen.com / Unsplash

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Podcast for Sept. 14, 2022

NKBA Warns that U.S. Kitchen/Bath Market is Cooling in 2022; MSI Opens Pittsburgh-area Location; BACA Systems Brings Back In-Person Seminars; more.