Category: StatWatch (Monthly Report)

U.S. granite imports slow again in November 2015, due mainly to Brazil; all other dimensional-surface shipments move up.

U.S. imports of granite continue to fall off last year’s pace. Quartz-slab shipments, meanwhile, keep on coming.

September U.S. imports this year drop by half from Brazil for granite. Other sectors, including marble and quartz, slow down the pace.

Granite, quartz surfaces keep moving up through August 2015 in U.S. shipments.

Positive growth in all surface imports for July 2015, although top exporting countries for granite suffer the dog days a bit early.

May 2015 U.S. granite imports suffers from a bad comparison; marble, quartz, travertine shipments keep growing.

Granite shipments stay even with 2014 level; increases in marble, quartz slabs at U.S. ports-of-entry.

Granite makes recovery in this year’s third month; China makes surge to lead foreign quartz shipments.

Granite shipments down in January, February; travertine, marble up. Quartz begins the year strong.

U.S. intake of granite, quartz surfaces continue on hot pace through last November.