In 2016, China's tile exports to the United States reached 60 million square meters

In 2016, China, Mexico, Italy, Spain and Turkey are the top five countries in the world in terms of tile imports. Among them, China remained the largest supplier of US ceramic tiles to the United States, with a slight increase from the 2015 export volume, increasing from 546.35 million square feet to 583.55 billion square feet.

However, it is worth mentioning that according to the statistics of China's General Administration of Customs, in 2016, China's tiles exported to the United States amounted to about 37.36 million U.S. dollars. Among them, the unglazed tile exports to the United States about 044 million US dollars, down 63.93%; glazed tiles about 329,600,000 US dollars, down 12.44%.

Mexico was followed by 464.22 million square feet, but compared with 2015, the United States imported some 90 million square feet of tiles from Mexico, with Italy, Spain and Turkey at 385.7 million square feet and 1.8445 Hundreds of square feet and 101.38 million square feet ranked third, fourth and fifth.

The United States imports from Italy, Spain and Turkey increased the volume of ceramic tiles, of which the volume of tiles imported from Turkey has exceeded 100 million square feet.

As we all know, the United States is the world's largest tile importer.

In 2015, the total volume of tile imports and exports in the United States exceeded 1.9 billion square feet, of which ceramic tiles accounted for 97.88% of the total, amounting to 1.854772 billion square feet. In China, Mexico, Italy, Spain and Turkey, there were 1,626.36 million square feet of tile imports, accounting for 87.45% of total tile imports.

In 2016, the United States imported 1,719.3 million square feet of tiles from China, Mexico, Italy, Spain and Turkey, an increase of nearly 100 million square feet compared to 2015.

The active performance of the U.S. housing market has driven the import and consumption of ceramic tiles.

Foreclosure claims are a key indicator of the health of the U.S. housing market. US foreclosures dropped by 13.9% in 2016

, The number of foreclosures was 933,000 units, representing a year-on-year decrease of six consecutive years and even lower than the minimum foreclosures in 2007. In addition, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage interest rate in the United States dropped to its lowest level in history, from 3.85% in 2015 to 3.65% in 2016. This shows that the U.S. real estate industry is developing well.

According to media reports, in the United States in 2016, construction expenditures, including both private and public buildings, and non-residential buildings were $ 116 million, an increase of 4.5% over the previous year and achieving five consecutive years of growth.

Among them, the new housing starts for seven consecutive years rise. The number of new residential projects started in 2016 was 1.166 million sets, an increase of 4.9% over 2015. In 2015, the housing market increased for the sixth consecutive year to 1.11 million units. This is an increase of 10.8% over last year. To further break down, new home starts single-family growth 10.4% to 7.153 million. As regards construction, the total expenditure on private and public housing and non-residential building increased by 10.5% to $ 1.1 trillion.

In addition to new housing, the United States to improve housing spending to drive, including the relevant building materials and accessories, including jewelry sales also contributed. Statistics from statista show that in the period from 2001 to 2015, the United States has guaranteed the cost of improving and repairing housing and leasing units, which is as high as 340 billion U.S. dollars in 2015.

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According to avention data, by the year 2020, U.S. ceramic tile demand is estimated at 2.1 billion square feet, up 1.9% from 1.9 billion square feet in 2015, an average annual increase of 2.4%. The continuous growth of the U.S. construction industry will drive the demand for ceramic tiles.

Demand for ceramic tiles for major flooring applications is expected to grow 2.7% annually by 2020, the fastest of the top three applications, reaching 1.8 billion square feet. Consumers who benefit from the residential, non-residential and transportation equipment markets continue to rely on low-cost, low-maintenance ceramic tiles.

In 2020, tile wall coatings - the second largest application area is expected to reach 276 million square feet. Continuing consumer preferences for durable and attractive tile wall materials will stimulate sales compared to traditional wallpaper such as paint and wallpaper. The leading home improvement and repair (i & r) market, tile sales will reach 764 million square feet. Demand will be supported as consumers' interest in kitchen and bathroom remodeling projects continues to grow.

Tile demand for the new residential market is projected to reach 5.2% per annum by 2020, the fastest pace in any segment. The continued growth of home ownership and the design trends that will require homes will include larger kitchens and larger bathrooms that will generate revenue.

In terms of value, the U.S. demand for ceramic tiles is expected to reach 2.4 billion U.S. dollars by 2020, up 4.8% from 1.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2015. Looking ahead, the rise in construction spending will stimulate demand. Tiles due to low cost, low maintenance requirements, to attract consumers in residential and non-residential markets. Tiles come in a wide range of colors and surface textures, making it easy for consumers to personalize their design projects. Home builders and commercial architects looking to make their structure attractive may be more likely to install ceramic tiles to create cheap and stylish floors, walls and other surfaces.