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Home » State of the Industry Overview: U.S. Ceramic Tile Market

State of the Industry Overview: U.S. Ceramic Tile Market

By Andrew Whitmire
November 1, 2006
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Total U.S. consumption of ceramic tile in 2005 increased by 3.8% - from 3.1 billion sq. ft. to over 3.2 billion sq. ft. Andrew Whitmire, trade data analyst for the Tile Council of North America, examines these and other important trends in the U.S. ceramic tile industry.
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