Report of the U.S. rug market analysis
The following is provided by the American Society of rug industry on the part of the U.S. rug market information: United rug Industries Association (CRI) is the representative of the U.S. domestic and cross-rug manufacturers and rug services rug raw material supply and a national trade association. It not only serve the interests of the rug industry, rug industry, but also to the various departments to provide critical information, guidance and promotion of the rug industry. * In 1996, the United States dollar terms the production of rug industry production value of 101 billion dollars, the retail value of about 15.5 billion dollars. * In 1950, the U.S. rug industry exports to 8,110 million square meters. Now the annual export volume of 13.72 million square meters. * 1950 to 1996, 46 years, the rugs rose 85.7%; new car rugs grew 266.9 percent; integrated commodity price growth rate of 367.8 percent. * It is estimated that the U.S. rug industry rug ten largest companies produced 90% of the rugs and rugs; one of the five largest rug manufacturers produced 72.4% of the rugs and rugs. * Georgia, United States, produced throughout the United States more than 74% of rugs and rugs. 239 throughout the United States has 171 rug manufacturers in Georgia, employs a total of 40,000 employees, annual payroll more than one billion dollars. * 1950 square yards of woven rug by the rug of the market share calculated for 80%. But now it accounts for only 1.4%. In 1950, the tufted rug market share of only 20% of the rug and now has reached 90.8% of total output, the current structure of the rug the other (such as: knitted rugs, needle rug, rug braiding, crochet rugs, etc.) market share 7.8%. * In 1970, total production volume in the rug fiber rug surface which consumption, 44% Nylon, 16% acrylic fibers, polyester fibers accounted for 17%. By 1997, the annual consumption of rug fiber rug surface, the nylon of the total 61.6%, 32.1% polypropylene fiber, polyester, 5.9%, 0.38% wool. * rug (woven, needle, tufted) accounted for 81.7% of total rug production. Tufted rug rug filled 78.1%. * According to the 1996 rug production statistics, about 25.1% of the final consumption for the commercial market, and the rest for the civilian market. * The total amount of rug civilian market (74.9%), about 56.0% for the residents own consumption, 19.0% for the civilian commercial market (eg: areas of housing, apartments, mobile homes). * U.S. exports in the current market, 11,118 square meters of rug worth 757 million dollars, and in 1970, only 6,186 square meters worth 2,500 million dollars. But the rugs more competitive in export markets: in 1970, the United States the total amount of rug exports accounted for 51% of the world, and now accounts for only 44%. Today more than 70 countries in the production of tufted rug. * The United States, the amount of rug exports of the five largest countries and regions are: Canada, Mexico, Britain, Japan and Hong Kong; to the amount of U.S. exports of the five largest suppliers are: India, China, Canada, the United Kingdom and Belgium. * In the United States the total of all floor coverings, rugs 70% of its share. In the home, office, schools and other facilities, the annual rate of about 67% of rug replacement. |