U.S. Stone Imports, April 2010
A mainly positive report for the latest month available, especially with granite and marble. Travertine is a bit moribund, while slate and other calcareous still work out recovery strategies.
Category: StatWatch (Monthly Report)
U.S. Stone Imports, December 2009
At least the year didn’t end as awful as it began with stone imports, and some countries show positive numbers in a few categories. Overall, though, shipments remain well behind December 2008 totals.
U.S. Stone Imports, October 2009
Dimensional-stone imports show a few bright spots, and the worst seems to be over. However, don’t expect major improvement anytime soon.
U.S. Stone Imports, June 2009
Dimensional-stone imports remain in the doldrums, lagging far behind last year’s totals. The road to recovery may still be a few intersections away.
U.S. Stone Imports, April 2009
Stone imports seem to be hitting some constant levels on a month-to-month basis in 2009.
U.S. Stone Imports, January 2009
Only three countries managed a lift in U.S. dimensional-stone export figures for the first month of 2009. The following is taken from data collected by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S....
U.S. Stone Imports, September 2008
Marble provided a bright spot for dimensional-stone imports in September, and granite tonnage also looked good … although it could be only a one-month reprieve from this year’s downward trend.
U.S. Stone Imports, August 2008
The decline in granite imports continued through August, with most of the other dimensional-stone imports following suit – with the exception of a manic market in other calcareous.
U.S. Stone Imports, June 2008
Stone-import information offers one of the few ways to gauge the health of the U.S. dimensional-stone industry. Depending on the expert you happen to talk to, imports make up 80 percent to 90 percent-plus...
