US demand to reach 22 billion square feet in 2009
The US market for carpets and rugs is projected to rise nearly two percent per year through 2009 to 22 billion square feet, accounting for 65 percent of the floor covering market. Demand will be supported by an acceleration in nonresidential construction activity, particularly in the office and commercial segment. Additionally, expansion of distribution channels, product innovations and material technology will aid growth.
Rugs, carpet tiles to grow the fastest
Through 2009, the US carpet and rug market will continue to be dominated by tufted products, including broadloom, scatter rugs and bath mats, modular carpet tile, vehicular carpeting and artificial grass. However, this segment will continue to face strong competition from hard surface flooring. Nevertheless, the scatter rug and bath mat and modular carpet tile segments will post solid gains. Rugs will benefit from the growing popularity of hard surface flooring, while carpet tiles will see accelerating growth from its penetration into the residential market and a rebound in nonresidential construction activity. Woven carpets and rugs will see faster gains than their tufted counterparts through 2009. This segment will be bolstered by increasing interest in highend woven rugs, which are often used to compliment hard surface flooring.
Nonresidential buildings show best prospects
The nonresidential building market is expected to provide the best opportunities for carpets and rugs, with demand rising more than three percent per year through 2009 to six billion square feet. This market will benefit from accelerating gains in new construction spending, particularly the office and commercial segment. Growth in the residential market will decelerate significantly, driven by a decline in new single-family residences and by consumer preferences towards hard surface flooring. However, gains in new multifamily and manufactured housing markets will support increases, as will replacement demand in all three housing segments. A rebound in transportation equipment production will bolster demand for carpets and rugs in motor vehicle, aircraft, recreational vehicle and boat markets.
Polylactic acid, polypropylene fibers to lead gains
Nearly 65 percent of materials used in carpet and rug production consist of face fibers. Of the fiber products, others -- such as environmentally friendly polylactic acid-based products -- will see solid gains through 2009 from a small base. Polypropylene will also post aboveaverage growth, due in part to its lower price and widespread use in the rapidly growing area and accent rug segment. Demand for lightweight backings will spur growth in the polyolefin-based primary and secondary backing segments. Consumption of adhesives will be limited by ongoing concerns regarding volatile organic compound emissions and indoor air quality.
Study coverage
This new Freedonia industry study, Carpets & Rugs, is priced at $4100. provides historical US demand data (1994, 1999, 2004) and forecasts to 2009 and 2014 by carpet and rug material, product and market. The study also presents company market share data and profiles 37 industry competitors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Overview
- Consumer Income & Spending
- Personal Income & Expenditures
- Consumer Financing
- Demographic Trends
- Population
- Households
- Building Construction Trends
- Residential Construction
- Housing Outlook
- Single-Family Home Sales
- Residential Floor Space
- Improvements & Repairs
- Nonresidential Construction
- Nonresidential Building Space
- Repair & Improvements
- Transportation Equipment Trends
- Motor Vehicle Outlook
- Other Transportation Equipment
- Pricing Patterns
- Market Trends
- Environmental Issues
- Recycling
- Indoor Air Quality
- Other Issues
- World Carpet & Rug Overview
- US Foreign Trade
- Imports
- Exports
- Competitive Floor Coverings Outlook
III. MATERIALS
- General
- Face Fibers
- Nylon
- Polypropylene
- Polyester
- Wool & Other Fibers
- Primary Backing
- Secondary Backing
- Adhesives
- Styrene-Butadiene Latex
- Other Adhesives
IV. PRODUCTS
- General
- Tufted Carpets & Rugs
- Broadloom
- Scatter Rugs & Bath Mats
- Carpet Tile
- Vehicular Carpets & Rugs
- Artificial Grass
- Woven Carpets & Rugs
- Product Characteristics
- Product Innovation
- Other Carpets & Rugs
- Needle-Punched
- All Other
V. MARKETS
- General
- Residential Building
- New
- Replacement
- Residence Type
- Single-Family Housing
- Multifamily Housing
- Manufactured Housing
- Nonresidential Building
- New
- Replacement
- Building Type
- Office & Commercial
- Institutional
- Industrial
- Other Nonresidential Buildings
- Transportation Equipment
- Motor Vehicles
- Other Transportation Equipment
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Industry Composition
- Market Share
- Mohawk
- Shaw
- Beaulieu
- Interface
- C&A Floorcoverings
- Dixie
- Collins & Aikman
- Other Leading Companies
- Competitive Strategies
- Product Development
- Manufacturing
- Marketing
- Distribution
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Cooperative Agreements
COMPANY PROFILES
- Abbey Carpet Company Incorporated
- Amoco Fabrics & Fibers Company, see Propex Fabrics
- Atlas Carpet Mills Incorporated
- Bacova Guild Limited
- Barrett Carpet Mills Incorporated, see Kraus Carpet Mills
- BASF AG
- Beaulieu Group LLC
- Bentley Prince Street Incorporated, see Interface
- Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
- Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet
- BP plc
- Camelot Carpet Mills, see Royalty Carpet Mills
- Candlewick Yarns, see Dixie Group
- Capel Incorporated
- Cargill Incorporated
- Collins & Aikman Corporation
- Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings Incorporated
- Crossley Carpet Mills Limited, see Collins & Aikman
- Floorcoverings
- Designweave Commercial Carpet Incorporated, see
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Dixie Group Incorporated
- Dow Chemical Company
- DuPont (EI) de Nemours
- Fabrica International, see Dixie Group
- Feizy Import and Export Company
- Flagship Carpets, see Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet
- Gulistan Carpet Incorporated
- Honeywell International Incorporated
- Interface Incorporated
- International Textile Group
- Invision Carpet Systems, see J&J Industries
- INVISTA, see Koch Industries
- J&J Industries Incorporated
- Koch Industries Incorporated
- Kraus Carpet Mills Limited
- Lear Corporation
- Lees Carpets, see Mohawk Industries
- Legato Carpet System, see Milliken & Company
- Magee Rieter Automotive Systems, see Rieter Holding
- Mannington Mills Incorporated
- Maples Industries Incorporated
- Masland Carpets, see Dixie Group
- McMahon (WG) Canada Limited, see Kraus Carpet Mills
- Milliken & Company
- Mohawk Industries Incorporated
- Monterey Carpets, see Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings
- NatureWorks LLC, see Cargill
- Nourison Rug Corporation
- Official Pillowtex LLC
- Oriental Weavers Group
- Pacificrest Mills Incorporated, see Royalty Carpet Mills
- Pandel Incorporated, see Interface
- Patcraft Commercial Carpet, see Berkshire Hathaway
- Pillowtex Corporation, see Official Pillowtex
- Propex Fabrics Incorporated
- Rieter Holding Limited
- Royalty Carpet Mills Incorporated
- Shaw Industries Incorporated, see Berkshire Hathaway
- SI Corporation
- Solutia Incorporated
- Sound Floor Coverings Incorporated, see Kraus Carpet Mills
- Sphinx, see Oriental Weavers
- Springs Industries Incorporated
- Strudex Fibres Limited, see Kraus Carpet Mills
- Tesserae Carpet System, see Milliken & Company
- Textile Rubber & Chemical Company Incorporated
- 3M Company
- Other Companies Mentioned in Study
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Personal Income & Expenditures
- 3 Consumer Financing Environment
- 4 Population Trends
- 5 Building Construction Expenditures
- 6 Residential Building Construction Expenditures
- 7 Housing Indicators
- 8 Single-Family Home Sales
- 9 Residential Floor Space
- 10 Residential Repair & Improvement Expenditures
- 11 Nonresidential Construction Expenditures
- 12 Nonresidential Floor Space
- 13 Nonresidential Repair & Improvement Expenditures
- 14 Motor Vehicle Outlook
- 15 Other Transportation Equipment Indicators
- 16 Carpet & Rug Shipment Pricing Trends
- 17 Carpet & Rug Historical Market Trends
- 18 US Carpet & Rug Foreign Trade
- 19 Floor Covering Demand
SECTION III -- MATERIALS
- 1 Carpet & Rug Material Consumption
- 2 Face Fiber Consumption
- 3 Nylon Face Fiber Consumption
- 4 Polypropylene Face Fiber Consumption
- 5 Polyester Face Fiber Consumption
- 6 Wool & Other Face Fiber Consumption
- 7 Primary Backing Consumption
- 8 Secondary Backing Consumption
- 9 Adhesives Consumption
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
- 1 Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand
- 2 Tufted Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand
- 3 Broadloom Carpet & Rug Shipments
- 4 Scatter Rug & Bath Mat Shipments
- 5 Carpet Tile Shipments
- 6 Vehicular Carpet & Rug Shipments
- 7 Artificial Grass Shipments
- 8 Woven Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand
- 9 Other Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand
SECTION V -- MARKETS
- 1 Carpet & Rug Demand by Market
- 2 Residential Carpet & Rug Demand
- 3 New Residential Carpet & Rug Demand
- 4 Residential Replacement Carpet & Rug Demand
- 5 Single-Family Housing Carpet & Rug Demand
- 6 Multifamily Housing Carpet & Rug Demand
- 7 Manufactured Housing Carpet & Rug Demand
- 8 Nonresidential Building Carpet & Rug Demand
- 9 New Nonresidential Carpet & Rug Demand
- 10 Nonresidential Replacement Carpet & Rug Demand
- 11 Nonresidential Carpet & Rug Demand by Building Type
- 12 Office & Commercial Building Carpet & Rug Demand
- 13 Institutional Building Carpet & Rug Demand
- 14 Industrial Building Carpet & Rug Demand
- 15 Other Nonresidential Building Carpet & Rug Demand
- 16 Transportation Equipment Carpet & Rug Demand
- 17 Motor Vehicle Carpet & Rug Demand
- 18 Other Transportation Equipment Carpet & Rug Demand
- SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 Sales for Selected Carpet & Rug Producers, 2004
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Carpet & Rug Historical Market Trends, 1995-2004
- 2 US Carpet & Rug Imports by Country & Product, 2004
- 3 US Carpet & Rug Exports by Country & Product, 2004
SECTION III -- MATERIALS
- 1 US Carpet & Rug Material Consumption, 2004
- 2 Face Fiber Consumption by Type, 2004
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
- 1 Carpet & Rug Shipments by Type, 2004
- 2 Tufted Carpet & Rug Shipments by Unit & Value, 2004
SECTION V -- MARKETS
- 1 Carpet & Rug Demand by Market, 2004
- 2 Residential Carpet & Rug Demand by Housing Type, 2004
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Carpet & Rug Market Share, 2004
- 2 Carpet & Rug Distribution by Channel, 2004
