U.S. Surface Imports: Anchored at the Top?
Most categories showing double-digit growth at mid-year, except the biggest; granite remains moribund.
Category: Stone Imports
U.S. Helps Spark 1Q 2015 Italian Natural Stone
Exports stateside and to Germany offer lead outlet markets for Italy’s natural-stone industry in year’s first three months.
StatWatch: Wait ‘Til Next Month?
May 2015 U.S. granite imports suffers from a bad comparison; marble, quartz, travertine shipments keep growing.
April Repeat for U.S. Granite Imports
Granite shipments stay even with 2014 level; increases in marble, quartz slabs at U.S. ports-of-entry.
On the March with U.S. Surface Imports
Granite makes recovery in this year’s third month; China makes surge to lead foreign quartz shipments.
Rugged Start for U.S. Surface Imports in ‘15
Granite shipments down in January, February; travertine, marble up. Quartz begins the year strong.
2014: U.S. Quartz Imports Set Record (Again)
Israel, Spain remain top shippers of engineered stone; China steps up to strong third.
2014 Imports: A Great Year for Stone
Brazil sets all-time record in granite volume; nearly all stone sectors show dynamic growth in shipments.
StatWatch: Slab Imports Keep On Growin’
U.S. intake of granite, quartz surfaces continue on hot pace through last November.
Italian Stone Exports Stall Through 3Q 2014
Volume, value of all stone shipped from Italy shift by less than 1% from same time in 2013.
