The Number: May 2023

U.S. hard-surface imports in May 2023 totaled $425,216,438 up 16.2% from the previous month and down 13.4% from May 2022.

All sectors reported month-over-month increases in May from April 2022 except Other Calcareous (-0.2%). Other Stone made the largest monthly leap, going from $34 million in April to $47 million in May for a 38.3% increase.

The largest sector, Quartz Surfaces, inched up 3% from April to $120.3 million in May. However, that’s 22.6% less than the $155.4 million shipped to the United States in May 2022.

Details for all surface sectors and countries exporting to the United States will be in the next edition of Hard-Surface Report, available next week at https://www.hardsurfacereport.com.