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Article: US hard surface flooring demand to reach 11.7 billion square feet in 2009.
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- Research Studies - Freedonia Group
- Article date:
- October 30, 2005
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US demand for hard surface flooring is projected to advance 5.5 percent per annum through 2009 to 11.7 billion square feet, a slight acceleration over the 1999 to 2004 period. Hard surface flooring is expected to gain significant market share from carpets and rugs going forward, driven by growing consumer preferences for high-end products such as laminates, ceramic and natural stone tile, and wood, as well as increasing interest in natural and environmentally responsible products such as natural stone, wood, cork and bamboo. These and other trends are presented in Hard Surface Flooring, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industrial market ...