Market size presented is based on manufacturers’ shipments. Residential repair and replacement demand made up 29.9% of the market in 2008, followed by new residential installments (27.0%) and commercial contracts (25.2%). The other categories of demand were for factory-built homes, new commercial construction and transportation.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008
Market size: $2.2 billion
Source: Floor Covering Weekly, July 20, 2009, page 27
Original source: Catalina Research

The market size presented is based on shipments by carpet manufacturers. Leading carpet producers are Shaw (37.2% of the market), Mohawk (30%), and Beaulieu (9.7%).

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008
Market size: $10.8 billion
Source: Floor Covering Weekly, July 2, 2009, page 16
Original source: Interconsult