World Flooring & Carpets

Industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017

Publication Date	November 2008
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	391
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00099

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Summary

Global market value to reach $150 billion in 2012

World demand for flooring and carpets is projected to climb 2.5 percent annually through 2012 to 14.6 billion square meters, valued at more than $150 billion.

Product demand will be stimulated by growth in nonresidential building construction and ongoing industrialization efforts in less developed parts of the world. China will record the largest gains of any country and will expand its lead as the biggest floor covering market in the world. Sales growth is also expected to be strong in India, as well as in lowervolume markets such as Indonesia, Turkey, Iran, the Czech Republic and Saudi Arabia.

Flooring and carpet demand in developed parts of the world will rise as well, although the pace of increase will be less robust than in developing countries.

Product sales in Western Europe will be nearly flat through 2012, while floor covering demand in Japan will increase marginally following an extended period of decline. Market gains in these areas will be restrained by unspectacular economic growth and the general maturity of the markets. In the US, flooring and carpet sales will be spurred by increases in nonresidential construction and motor vehicle production.

Nonresilient flooring to be fastest growing segment

Nonresilient flooring (e.g., ceramic, wood, laminate) is by far the most popular type of floor covering worldwide, and demand will outpace that for both resilient flooring (which includes vinyl, linoleum and rubber products) and carpet and rugs through 2012. Nonresilient flooring demand will be driven by the products' durability and ease of maintenance, and supported by growing consumer preference for high-end and natural hard surface flooring products as income levels climb. Suppliers of carpets and rugs, the second most widely used type of floor covering, will benefit from growth in building construction expenditures in Western Europe, rising construction activity in other parts of the world and, to a lesser extent, growth in global motor vehicle production. Demand for resilient flooring, which accounts for the remainder of floor covering sales, will be stimulated by its comparatively low cost, as well as by favorable performance characteristics such as high underfoot comfort, noise absorption, durability and wear resistance.

Nonresidential building market to lead gains Residential building applications will continue to dominate overall flooring and carpet demand through 2012, although gains will be limited by a deceleration in residential building construction spending in a number of parts of the world.

Demand for flooring and carpets used in nonresidential buildings, the second largest market segment, will outpace total floor covering sales, fueled by continued growth in nonresidential building construction expenditures in Western Europe, Latin America and the Africa/ Mideast region, and supported by renewed strength in the US market and a modest recovery in Japan following a period of extreme sluggishness. Consumption of flooring and carpets used in transportation equipment and all other applications will be spurred by growth in global motor vehicle production, with increased spending for nonbuilding structures and industrial equipment also contributing to future market gains.

Study coverage

This new Freedonia industry study, World Flooring & Carpets, is priced at $5800.

It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002, 2007) plus forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by product, market, world region and in 31 major countries. The study also assesses market environment factors, details company market shares and profiles leading competitors.

Content

Introduction
Executive Summary
Market Environment
- General
- World Economic Overview
- Recent Economic Performance
- World Economic Outlook
- World Demographic Overview
- Population
- Households
- Personal Income Trends
- World Building Construction Outlook
- Residential
- Nonresidential
- World Motor Vehicle Outlook
- Pricing Patterns
- Technology Trends
- Legal & Regulatory Environment
World Supply & Demand
- General
- World Flooring & Carpet Markets
- Regional Demand
- Demand by Product
- Nonresilient Flooring
- Ceramic
- Wood
- Laminate
- Other
- Resilient Flooring
- Vinyl
- Other
- Carpets & Rugs
- Tufted
- Other
- Demand by Market
- Residential Buildings
- Nonresidential Buildings
- Transportation Equipment & Other
- World Flooring & Carpet Production
- International Flooring & Carpet Trade
North America
- General
- Supply & Demand
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
Western Europe
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- France
- Spain
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Other Western Europe
- Austria
- Switzerland
- All Other
Asia/Pacific
- General
- Supply & Demand
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Australia
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Other Asia/Pacific
- Taiwan
- All Other
Other Regions
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Other Latin America
- Colombia
- All Other
- Eastern Europe
- Russia
- Poland
- Other Eastern Europe
- Ukraine
- Czech Republic
- All Other
- Africa/Mideast
- Iran
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- Other Africa/Mideast
Industry Structure
- General
- Industry Composition
- Market Share
- Nonresilient Flooring
- Resilient Flooring
- Carpets & Rugs
- Product Development & Manufacturing
- Marketing & Distribution
- Cooperative Agreements
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Financial Requirements
- Company Profiles
List of Tables and Charts
- Executive Summary
  - 1 Summary Table
- Market Environment
  - 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
  - 2 World Population by Region
  - 3 World Households by Region
  - 4 World per Capita Gdp by Region
  - 5 World Building Construction
  - Expenditures by Region
  - 6 World Residential Building Construction
  - Expenditures by Region
  - Cht World Building Construction Expenditures
  - by Region, 2007
  - Cht Relationship between per Capita Flooring
  - & Carpet Demand & per Capita
  - Building Construction Expenditures
  - 7 World Nonresidential Building Construction
  - Expenditures by Region
  - 8 World Motor Vehicle Production by Region
  - 9 World Flooring & Carpet Pricing
  - Cht World Flooring & Carpet Pricing, 1997-2017
- World Supply & Demand
  - 1 World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Region
  - Cht World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Region, 2007
  - Cht World Flooring & Carpet Demand - Projected
  - 2007-2012 Annual Rate of Growth
  - 2 World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Product
  - Cht World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Type, 2007
  - 3 World Nonresilient Flooring Demand
  - by Product & by Region
  - 4 World Resilient Flooring Demand
  - by Product & by Region
  - 5 World Carpet & Rug Demand
  - by Product & by Region
  - 6 World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Market
  - Cht World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Market, 2007
  - 7 World Residential Building Market
  - for Flooring & Carpets by Region
  - 8 World Nonresidential Building Market
  - for Flooring & Carpets by Region
  - 9 World Transportation Equipment & Other Markets
  - for Flooring & Carpets by Region
  - 10 World Flooring & Carpet Shipments by Region
  - Cht World Carpet & Flooring Shipments
  - by Region, 2007
  - 11 World Flooring & Carpet Net Exports by Region
- North America
  - 1 North America - Economic Indicators
  - 2 North America - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
  - 3 United States - Economic Indicators
  - 4 United States - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
  - 5 Canada - Economic Indicators
  - 6 Canada - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 7 Mexico - Economic Indicators
  - 8 Mexico - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
- Western Europe
  - 1 Western Europe - Economic Indicators
  - 2 Western Europe - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
  - 3 Germany - Economic Indicators
  - 4 Germany - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 5 United Kingdom - Economic Indicators
  - 6 United Kingdom - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
  - 7 France - Economic Indicators
  - 8 France - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 9 Spain - Economic Indicators
  - 10 Spain - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 11 Italy - Economic Indicators
  - 12 Italy - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 13 Netherlands - Economic Indicators
  - 14 Netherlands - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 15 Belgium - Economic Indicators
  - 16 Belgium - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 17 Other Western Europe - Economic Indicators
  - 18 Other Western Europe - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
- Asia/Pacific
  - 1 Asia/Pacific - Economic Indicators
  - 2 Asia/Pacific - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 3 China - Economic Indicators
  - 4 China - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 5 Japan - Economic Indicators
  - 6 Japan - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 7 India - Economic Indicators
  - 8 India - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 9 South Korea - Economic Indicators
  - 10 South Korea - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 11 Australia - Economic Indicators
  - 12 Australia - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 13 Indonesia - Economic Indicators
  - 14 Indonesia - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 15 Thailand - Economic Indicators
  - 16 Thailand - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 17 Other Asia/Pacific - Economic Indicators
  - 18 Other Asia/Pacific - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
- Other Regions
  - 1 Latin America - Economic Indicators
  - 2 Latin America - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
  - 3 Brazil - Economic Indicators
  - 4 Brazil - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 5 Argentina - Economic Indicators
  - 6 Argentina - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 7 Other Latin America - Economic Indicators
  - 8 Other Latin America - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
  - 9 Eastern Europe - Economic Indicators
  - 10 Eastern Europe - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
  - 11 Russia - Economic Indicators
  - 12 Russia - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 13 Poland - Economic Indicators
  - 14 Poland - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 15 Other Eastern Europe - Economic Indicators
  - 16 Other Eastern Europe - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
  - 17 Africa/Mideast - Economic Indicators
  - 18 Africa/Mideast - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
  - 19 Iran - Economic Indicators
  - 20 Iran - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 21 Turkey - Economic Indicators
  - 22 Turkey - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 23 Saudi Arabia - Economic Indicators
  - 24 Saudi Arabia - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 25 South Africa - Economic Indicators
  - 26 South Africa - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
  - 27 Other Africa/Mideast - Economic Indicators
  - 28 Other Africa/Mideast - Flooring & Carpet
  - Supply & Demand
- Industry Structure
  - 1 Flooring & Carpet Sales for Selected
  - Manufacturers, 2007
  - Cht World Flooring & Carpet Market Share
  - by Company, 2007
  - Cht World Nonresilient Flooring Market Share
  - by Company, 2007
  - Cht World Resilient Flooring Market Share
  - by Company, 2007
  - Cht World Carpet & Rug Market Share
  - by Company, 2007
  - 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements
  - 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures