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U.S. ceramic tile consumption in 2023 was 2.85 billion sq. ft., down 7.3% from the previous year\u00b9. The following table shows U.S. tile shipments, imports, exports, and total consumption in thousands of sq. ft.:<\/p>\n
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*\u00a0Note: U.S. Shipments + Imports \u2013 Exports<\/p>\n
Imports<\/strong>\u00b2<\/p>\n U.S. ceramic tile imports were at 2.00 billion sq. ft. in 2023, an 8.4% decline from the prior year. Imports comprised 70.2% of 2023 U.S. tile consumption by volume, down from 71.1% in 2022.<\/p>\n India was the largest exporter by volume to the U.S. with a 20.3% share of U.S. imports, followed by Spain (17.4%) and Mexico (16.7%).<\/p>\n The five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2023 based on volume were:<\/p>\n Italy remained the largest exporter to the U.S. on a dollar basis (CIF + duty), making up 28.2% of 2023 U.S. imports, followed by Spain with a 25.7% share and Mexico with an 11.3% share. The average values of tile3 (including CIF + duty) from the five countries from which the most tiles were imported by volume in 2023 were:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n U.S. Shipments\u2217<\/strong>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/publica.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/US-Ceramic-grafico-2.jpg\")
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\nThe five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2023 based on total U.S. $ value (CIF + duty) were:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/publica.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/US-Ceramic-grafico-4.jpg\")
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\nU.S. shipments (less exports) were 847.3 million sq. ft. in 2023, down 4.7% from the previous year.
\nBy volume, U.S. shipments\u2019 share of total U.S. consumption in 2023 was 29.8%, up from 28.9% the preceding year. Domestically produced tiles\u2019 share of total U.S. consumption remained higher than the shares of any individual country exporting to the U.S.; the next highest shares of total consumption by volume belonged to India (14.2%), Spain (12.2%), and Mexico (11.8%).
\nU.S. FOB factory sales of domestic shipments (less exports) in 2023 were $1.50 billion, a 1.7% increase from the prior year. U.S. shipments comprised 36.9% of total U.S. tile consumption by value, up from 33.4% in 2022.
\nThe per unit value of domestic shipments (less exports) in 2023 was $1.77\/sq. ft., up from $1.66\/sq. ft. in 2022.<\/p>\n