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CWR 120/2017 46 Strengthened by steady growth in the housing and construc- tion markets, the U.S. economy continued to expand in 2016, helping lift the U.S. ceramic tile market to a seventh straight year of growth. In the residential market, new home starts rose for the sev- enth consecutive year and were at their highest point since 2007. The 1.17 million units started in 2016 represented a 4.9% increase from the previous year (Fig. 1). Even so there is still a long way to go to reach the prerecession peak level of 2.07 million units set in 2005. Single-family new home starts, which comprised two-thirds of total home starts in 2016, increased 9.3% from the previous year to 780,900 units. Multi-family starts, however, fell 3.0% from 2015 to 385,500 units. There is optimism the growth in housing starts will continue in 2017, as well. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) forecasts that in 2017 total new housing starts will rise to 1.24 million units, a 6.0% increase from the previous year. By Andrew Whitmire, Tile Council of North America - [email protected] unità abitative (+4,9% sul 2015), livello record dal 2007. Ciò no- nostante, tale cifra resta decisa- mente lontana dal picco di 2,07 milioni di nuove case toccato nel 2005, ossia prima della cri- si (fig. 1). Le nuove abitazioni monofami- liari, pari nel 2016 a due terzi dei nuovi cantieri residenziali, so- no salite a 780.900 unità (+9,3% sul 2015 che aveva già segnato un +10.4% sul 2014); al contra- rio, quelle plurifamiliari sono di- minuite del 3% scendendo dalle 395.900 del 2015 a 385.000 uni- tà nel 2016. Nel comparto si respira ottimi- Nel 2016 è proseguita l’e- spansione dell’economia sta- tunitense, ininterrotta da set- te anni, con il PIL in cresci- ta dell’1,6% rispetto all’anno precedente. Allo stesso modo, lo sviluppo costante del com- parto edilizio e del residenzia- le hanno sostenuto il consu- mo nazionale di piastrelle ce- ramiche, anch’esso in progres- so per il settimo anno conse- cutivo. Nel segmento dell’edilizia re- sidenziale, il numero di nuo- vi cantieri ha segnato il setti- mo incremento annuale di fila, raggiungendo quota 1.117.000 USA: Edilizia e ceramica in espansione USA: 2016 Ceramic Tile Market Update

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Strengthened by steady growth in the housing and construc-tion markets, the U.S. economy continued to expand in 2016, helping lift the U.S. ceramic tile market to a seventh straight year of growth. In the residential market, new home starts rose for the sev-enth consecutive year and were at their highest point since 2007. The 1.17 million units started in 2016 represented a 4.9% increase from the previous year (Fig. 1). Even so there is still a long way to go to reach the prerecession peak level of 2.07 million units set in 2005. Single-family new home starts, which comprised two-thirds of total home starts in 2016, increased 9.3% from the previous year to 780,900 units. Multi-family starts, however, fell 3.0% from 2015 to 385,500 units. There is optimism the growth in housing starts will continue in 2017, as well. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) forecasts that in 2017 total new housing starts will rise to 1.24 million units, a 6.0% increase from the previous year.

By Andrew Whitmire, Tile Council of North America - [email protected]

unità abitative (+4,9% sul 2015), livello record dal 2007. Ciò no-nostante, tale cifra resta decisa-mente lontana dal picco di 2,07 milioni di nuove case toccato nel 2005, ossia prima della cri-si (fig. 1). Le nuove abitazioni monofami-liari, pari nel 2016 a due terzi dei nuovi cantieri residenziali, so-no salite a 780.900 unità (+9,3% sul 2015 che aveva già segnato un +10.4% sul 2014); al contra-rio, quelle plurifamiliari sono di-minuite del 3% scendendo dalle 395.900 del 2015 a 385.000 uni-tà nel 2016. Nel comparto si respira ottimi-

Nel 2016 è proseguita l’e-spansione dell’economia sta-tunitense, ininterrotta da set-te anni, con il PIL in cresci-ta dell’1,6% rispetto all’anno precedente. Allo stesso modo, lo sviluppo costante del com-parto edilizio e del residenzia-le hanno sostenuto il consu-mo nazionale di piastrelle ce-ramiche, anch’esso in progres-so per il settimo anno conse-cutivo. Nel segmento dell’edilizia re-sidenziale, il numero di nuo-vi cantieri ha segnato il setti-mo incremento annuale di fila, raggiungendo quota 1.117.000

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FIG. 1 - USA: NEW HOUSING STARTS Andamento dei nuovi cantieri residenziali negli USA

Source ~ Fonte: U.S. Census Bureau

FIG. 1 - GRAPH. 2 NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES Andamento delle vendite di nuove abitazioni monofamiliari

Source ~ Fonte: U.S. Census Bureau

smo relativamente al mante-nimento della crescita di nuo-vi cantieri anche nel 2017. Secondo le previsioni della National Association of Ho-mebuilders (NAHB), infatti, quest’anno il segmento del-la nuova edilizia residenziale dovrebbe registrare un nuo-vo progresso del 6%, per un totale di 1,24 milioni di nuo-ve case. Le vendite di nuove abita-zioni monofamiliari, in au-mento per il quinto anno, hanno riguardato 563.000 unità (+12,2% sul 2015), un altro segnale incoraggiante sebbene le compravendite di nuove case siano ancora in-feriori del 56,1% rispetto al record storico di 1,28 milioni di unità del 2005. (fig. 2). Sono cresciute per il secon-do anno anche le vendite di abitazioni esistenti che, fon-te National Association of Re-altors, hanno raggiunto i 4,84 milioni di unità (+4,1% sul 2015). Si tratta di un segmento im-portante per il mercato del-le piastrelle ceramiche, in quanto direttamente collega-to all’attività di ristruttura-zione (soprattutto di bagni e cucine); secondo il NAHB’s Remodeling Index, la fiducia sull’andamento del comparto del rinnovo è rimasta positiva per 15 trimestri consecutivi. Un altro elemento indicati-vo del buono stato di salu-te del settore residenziale è il calo, per il sesto anno con-

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New single family home sales increased for the fifth consecutive year and were at a total of 563,000 units, up 12.2% vs. 2015 (Fig. 2). While this recent growth is encouraging as the U.S. con-tinues to put the recent recession behind, new home sales were still down 56.1% from the all-time high level of 1.28 million units reached in 2005. U.S. existing home sales were up for the second straight year. According to the National Asso-ciation of Realtors, a total of 4.84 million existing units were sold, up 4.1% vs. the previous year. Existing home sales especially impact remodeling, as buyers commonly look to update their newly purchased home. According to the NAHB’s Remodeling Index, remodeling confidence has remained positive for fifteen consecutive quarters. This is of particular interest to the ceram-ic tile industry, as the two rooms most commonly remodeled in the U.S. are kitchens and bath-rooms, which also happen to be the two rooms in which tile is most frequently used. Foreclosure filings, which are a key indicator of the U.S. housing market’s health, declined by 13.9% in 2016 to 933,000 units. This was the sixth consecutive year-over-year decline and the low-est annual foreclosure total since 2007 (source: Realty Trac).

secutivo, del numero dei pi-gnoramenti, pari, nel 2016, a 933mila (-13,9% sul 2015), il dato più basso dal 2007. Una spinta al mercato immo-biliare viene anche dai bassi tassi di interesse sui mutui: nel 2016, i mutui trentenna-li a tasso fisso sono scesi dal 3,85% al 3,65%, il valore più basso mai registrato. Il livello di disoccupazione negli Stati Uniti è sceso nel 2016 al 4,9% (era il 5,3% nel 2015), il minimo dal 2007. L’anno scorso, gli investi-menti in costruzioni nei seg-menti dell’edilizia residenziale e non residenziale pubblica e privata sono stati pari a 1.160 miliardi di dollari, in aumen-to del 4,5% rispetto al 2015 e in crescita per il quinto an-no consecutivo.

❱ Il consumo di piastrelle ceramiche

Secondo i dati di U.S. Dept. of Commerce e TCNA, nei primi 9 mesi del 2016 il con-sumo di piastrelle negli Stati Uniti aveva raggiunto i 203,7 milioni mq, in crescita del 4,6% sullo stesso periodo del 2015 (tab. 1). Sulla base dei dati dispo-nibili ad oggi (ndr. febbraio 2017), stimiamo, per l’inte-ro 2016, una domanda com-plessiva pari a 269,5 milioni mq (+5,9% sul 2015); si trat-terebbe del quarto valore più alto mai registrato sul mer-cato USA, superato solo nel periodo 2004-2006 quando il consumo interno superava i 300 milioni mq/anno.

❱ Importazioni

Alla fine del terzo trimestre 2016, 140,2 milioni mq di pia-strelle avevano raggiunto i porti statunitensi dall’este-ro, segnando una crescita del 5% sui primi 9 mesi del 2015 (133,6 milioni mq). L’import ha rappresentato il 68,8% del consumo nazio-

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TAB. 1 - U.S. CERAMIC TILE SHIPMENTS, SALES AND CONSUMPTION USA: Produzione, vendite e consumo di piastrelle

YearAnno

U.S. shipment Produzione Imports Exports U.S. Consumption*

Consumo

% var. in consumption from previous yearVar.% consumo

2016 (est) 84.8 (+1.6%) 184.7 (+5.7%) n.a. 269.5 5.9%

3Q 2016 66.1 140.2 2.5 203.7 4.6% (on 3Q 2015)

2015 83.4 174.8 3.8 254.4 9.9%

2014 75.8 159.1 3.4 231.5 0.5%

2013 73.8 160.2 3.7 230.2 12.9%

2012 69.5 138.6 4.2 203.9 5.4%

2011 66.7 131.1 4.2 193.6 4.0%

2010 60.3 129.6 3.9 186.0 7.7%

2009 53.1 123.9 4.2 172.8 -18.1%

2008 58.9 156.6 4.7 210.9 -15.2%

2007 50.6 202.4 4.4 248.7 -19.3%

2006 58.5 253.8 4.2 308.1 1.8%

2005 61.1 245.1 3.4 302.8 3.5%

*Shipments include exports. Consumption = Shipments-Exports+Imports La produzione include l’export. Consumo=Produzione-Export+ImportValues in million sq.m ~ Valori in mil. di mq.Source ~ Fonte: U.S. dept. of commerce & TCNA statistics

TAB. 2 - US CERAMIC TILE IMPORTS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, IN VOLUME 3Q 2015 AND 2016

USA: Importazioni di piastrelle in volume per Paese di origine (Gen-Set 2015-2016)

Country 3Q 2015 YTDsq.m

2015/2014 % Change

% on total Q3 2015 imports

3Q 2016 YTDsq.m

2016/2015 % Change

% on total Q3 2016 imports

China 38,944,032 13.1% 29.2% 40,982,234 5.2% 29.2%

Mexico 37,015,205 1.6% 27.7% 33,299,611 -10.0% 23.8%

Italy 24,120,697 14.0% 18.1% 26,999,103 11.9% 19.3%

Spain 9,168,873 29.9% 6.9% 12,949,415 41.2% 9.2%

Brazil 5,890,117 18.7% 4.4% 7,074,873 20.1% 5.0%

Turkey 6,305,893 19.6% 4.7% 6,830,974 8.3% 4.9%

Peru 3,726,895 29.1% 2.8% 4,256,497 14.2% 3.0%

Colombia 2,055,733 8.7% 1.5% 1,714,031 -16.6% 1.2%

Thailand 976,082 17.2% 0.7% 800,236 -18.0% 0.6%

Portugal 651,257 18.6% 0.5% 703,458 8.0% 0.5%

Source ~ Fonte : U.S. Dept. of Commerce

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The 30-year fixed mortgage rate decreased from 3.85% in 2015 to 3.65% in 2016, the lowest annual rate on record.The U.S. unemployment rate in 2016 was 4.9%, down from 5.3% in 2015 and the lowest annual rate since 2007.In 2016 U.S. construction spending (including both private and public residential and non-residential construction) was $1.16 tril-lion, a 4.5% increase from the previous year and the fifth consecu-tive annual increase.U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016 increased 1.6% from 2015. This was also the seventh consecutive year of U.S. econom-ic expansion.

❱ U.S Ceramic Tile Consumption

Through 3Q 2016 U.S. ceramic tile consumption was 2.19 billion sq. ft. (203.7 million sq. m), up 4.6% vs. 3Q 2015 YTD (2.10 billion sq. ft./194.8 million sq. m), according to figures from U.S. Dept. of Commerce & Tile Council of North America (tab. 1). Based on the data available to date, TCNA estimates 2016 U.S. ce-ramic tile consumption to be 2.90 billion sq. ft. (269.5 million sq. m), up 5.9% vs. 2015. For perspective this would make 2016 the fourth highest level ever reached by the U.S. ceramic tile market, topped only by the pre-recession boom of 2004-2006, when con-sumption was more than three billion sq. ft. annually (over 300 mil-lion sq.m/year).

❱ Imports

Through 3Q 2016, 1.51 billion sq. ft. (140.2 million sq. m) of ceram-ic tile was brought in to the U.S., a 5.0% jump from 3Q 2015 YTD (1.44 million sq. ft./133.6 million sq. m). Through 3Q 2016 imports comprised 68.8% of U.S. tile consumption (in volume), up slightly from 68.7% in 2015. Based on available data, TCNA projects U.S. imports for the year 2016 to be 1.99 billion sq. ft. (184.7 million sq. m.), up 5.7% from 2015. China remained the largest ceramic tile exporter in volume to the U.S. (3Q 2016 YTD), comprising a 29.2% share of U.S. imports. Mex-ico was in second place, making up 23.7% of imports, followed

nale in volume, in lieve rialzo rispetto al 2015 (68,7%). Le importazioni totali dell’an-no sono stimate intorno ai 184,7 milioni mq (+5,7% sul 2015).La Cina ha mantenuto il pri-mato di maggiore esporta-tore in volume verso gli Stati Uniti, coprendo, nei primi 9 mesi del 2016, il 29,2% del-le importazioni USA. Il Mes-sico, in seconda posizione, è sceso al 23,7%, mentre l’I-talia, in recupero, ha coperto il 19,3% dell’import. Più distanziate nella “Top 5”, Spagna e Brasile, con una quota sulle importazioni to-tali rispettivamente del 9,2% e del 5% (tab. 2).Nonostante la recente for-te svalutazione del peso ri-spetto al dollaro, le impor-tazioni di piastrelle dal Mes-sico sono diminuite in mo-do significativo negli ultimi due anni. Dei 10 maggiori Paesi esportatori di piastrelle ver-so gli USA (in volume), a set-tembre 2016 la Spagna ri-sultava il Paese con l’incre-mento percentuale maggio-re (+41,2%), mentre la Tai-landia quello con la peggio-re performance (-18%) ri-spetto ai primi 9 mesi del 2015.

In valore, le importazioni dei primi 9 mesi del 2016 han-no raggiunto i 1.589 milioni di dollari (+3,9% sullo stes-so periodo del 2015). Maggiore esportatore in va-lore si è confermata ancora una volta l’Italia (567 milio-ni di dollari, +8% sullo stes-so periodo 2015), coprendo una quota del 35,7% sul va-lore totale dell’import (era il 34,3% nel 2015). Seguono la Cina (in calo del 2,6%) con una quota del 24,5% e il Messico (-9,9%) col 12,8% dell’import tota-le (tab. 3).Complessivamente, il valo-re medio dei prodotti impor-tati è lievemente calato, ri-sultando pari, a settembre 2016, a 11,3 $/mq. La tabella 3 mostra il valore medio (CIF) delle piastrelle dei 10 maggiori esportatori verso gli USA. Le piastrelle italiane si confermano quel-le col valore più elevato, pa-ri a 21 $/mq.

❱ La produzione nazionale

Il 2016 ha rappresentato il settimo anno consecutivo di crescita anche per quanto riguarda la produzione na-zionale di piastrelle, stima-ta da TCNA a 84,8 milioni

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TAB. 3 - U.S. CERAMIC TILE IMPORTS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, IN VALUE (USD). 3Q 2015 AND 2016 USA: Importazioni di piastrelle in valore per Paese di origine. (Gen-Set 2015 e 2016)

Country 3Q 2015 YTD(US$)

3Q 2015/2014 % Change

% on total 3Q 2015 imports

value

3Q 2016 YTD (US$)

3Q 2016/2015 % Change

% on total 3Q 2016 imports value

Average price 3Q 2016 ($/sq.m)

Italy 525,077,118 11.3% 34.3% 567,080,265 8.0% 35.7% 21.0

China 400,510,553 16.2% 26.2% 390,040,431 -2.6% 24.5% 9.5

Mexico 225,859,058 -2.4% 14.8% 203,520,323 -9.9% 12.8% 6.1

Spain 142,140,990 18.4% 9.3% 185,957,676 30.8% 11.7% 14.4

Turkey 73,467,889 21.2% 4.8% 80,869,856 10.1% 5.1% 11.8

Brazil 45,075,990 20.7% 2.9% 48,468,704 7.5% 3.0% 6.9

Peru 20,324,280 34.3% 1.3% 22,118,970 8.8% 1.4% 5.2

Japan 11,269,523 17.9% 0.7% 11,291,666 0.2% 0.7% n.a

Colombia 12,190,782 6.6% 0.8% 10,468,542 -14.1% 0.7% 6.1

Portugal 9,597,019 24.4% 0.6% 9,513,659 -0.9% 0.6% 13.5

All Countries 1,529,597,523 12.5% 100.0% 1,589,348,671 3,90% 100,00% 11.3

Imports value includes duty, freight and insurance | Source ~ Fonte : U.S. Dept. of Commerce

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mq, +1,7% sul 2015, un livello record mai rag-giunto finora. Nei primi 9 mesi dell’an-no, le vendite di pia-strelle Made in USA sul mercato domestico so-no state pari a 63,5 mi-lioni mq (+3,7% rispet-to allo stesso periodo del 2015), per un valore di 1,02 miliardi di dollari (+5,2%). Il prezzo medio di vendita sul mercato interno è salito a 16,06 $/mq rispetto ai 15,7 $/mq di un anno prima. ❱ Le esportazioni

Nei primi 9 mesi del 2016 le esportazioni na-zionali sono diminuite del 13,6% rispetto allo stesso periodo dell’an-no precedente, passan-do da 2,9 a 2,5 milio-ni mq. Principali desti-natari il Canada (a cui è stato destinato il 64,4% dell’export) e il Messico (il 9,4%). Il valore delle esportazioni è diminui-

to del 15,4%, da 37,4 a 31,6 milioni di dollari.

❱ Uno sguardo al mercato canadese

Il mercato delle pia-strelle ceramiche cana-dese non ha vissuto lo stesso livello di cresci-ta di quello statuniten-se, mantenendosi pra-ticamente stabile ne-gli ultimi due anni. Sul-la base dei dati dispo-nibili, infatti, il consumo totale 2016 è stimato a 38,6 milioni mq, in ca-lo dell’1,3% sul 2015 e dello 0,4% sul 2014. Non essendovi presso-ché alcuna produzione nazionale significativa, i dati relativi al consumo equivalgono sostanzial-mente a quelli delle im-portazioni. Nei primi 9 mesi del 2016, il Canada aveva importato 28,9 milioni mq di piastrelle (-1,3% rispetto allo stesso pe-riodo 2015. 5

by Italy with a 19.3% share. Spain (9.2% share) and Brazil (5.0% share) rounded out the top five (table 2).In spite of the peso’s recent record low against the U.S. dollar, tile im-ports from Mexico have declined significantly over the last two years. Of the ten countries from which the U.S. imported the most tile (in vol-ume), Spain (+41.2%) had the highest percentage increase in exports to the U.S. (3Q 2016 YTD vs. 3Q 2015 YTD), and Thailand (-18.0%) had the largest percentage decrease over the same timeframe.

Through 3Q 2016, the value of imports was $ 1,589 million, up 3.9% vs 3Q 2015 YTD.Italy ($ 567 million, up 8% vs 3Q 2015 YTD) was once again the largest exporter to the U.S. on a dollar basis, comprising 35.7% of U.S. imports. China (-2.6%) was second with a 24.5% share, and Mexico (-9.9%) was third with a 12.8% share (table 3).The $ value/sq. ft. of all tile imports decreased slightly from $1.06 in 2015 to $1.05 through 3Q 2016. (11.3 $/sq.m). Table 3 also shows the av-erage values of tile (including duty, freight, and insurance) from the ten countries from which the most tiles were imported through 3Q 2016. Italian tiles confirm their highest value, 21 $/sq.m.

❱ U.S. Shipments

Through 3Q 2016 U.S. shipments of ceramic tile were on pace to in-crease for the seventh consecutive year. Based on data available to date, U.S. shipments in 2016 will set a new all-time high of approximate-ly 912.6 million sq. ft. (84.8 million sq. m), up 1.7% from 2015. Through 3Q 2016, domestic shipments (less exports) were 683.9 million sq. ft. (63.5 million sq. m), up 3.7% from 3Q 2015 YTD. In dollar value U.S. FOB factory sales of domestic shipments (less ex-ports) through 3Q 2016 were $1.02 billion, up 5.2% vs. 3Q 2015 YTD ($965.6 million).TCNA figures show that the per unit value of domestic shipments (less exports) increased from $1.46 sq. ft. (15.7 $/sq.m) (3Q 2015 YTD) to $1.49 sq. ft., or 16.06 $/sq.m (3Q 2016 YTD).

❱ Exports

U.S. exports through 3Q 2016 were 27.2 million sq. ft. (2.5 mil-lion sq. m), a 13.6% decrease vs. 3Q 2015 YTD. The lion’s share of these exports (in volume) were to its North American neigh-bours, Canada (64.4%) and Mexico (9.4%).The value of U.S. exports fell 15.4% from $37.4 million (3Q 2015 YTD) to $31.6 million (3Q 2016 YTD), according to figures from U.S. Dept. of Commerce.

❱ Canadian Market Update

While the U.S. ceramic tile market has recently experienced sev-eral strong years of growth, the tile market in Canada has not followed suit, with consumption virtually flat each of the past two years. Based on currently available data, we estimate 2016 Canadian ceramic tile consumption will be 415.0 million sq. ft. (38.6 million sq. m), down 1.3% from the previous year and down 0.4% from 2014. As there is no significant ceramic tile production in Cana-da, imports approximately equal consumption. Through 3Q 2016, 310.7 million sq. ft. (28.9 million sq. m) of ce-ramic tile arrived in Canada. This was a decrease of 1.3% from 3Q 2015 YTD, in which 314.7 million sq. ft. (29.2 million sq. m) of ce-ramic tile were imported into Canada. 5

TAB. 4 - CANADA: CERAMIC TILE IMPORTS BY COUNTRY IN VOLUME. 3Q 2015 AND 2016

Canada: Importazioni di piastrelle in volume per Paese di origine. (Gen-Set 2015 e 2016)

Country 3Q 2015 YTD (sq.m)

3Q 2016 YTD (sq.m)

3Q 2016/2015 %

Change

% on total 3Q 2016 YTD

Imports

China 11,075,640 9,800,523 -11.5% 34.0%

Italy 7,213,050 7,176,320 -0.5% 24.9%

Turkey 5,457,811 5,463,553 0.1% 18.9%

USA 1,731,115 2,542,778 46.9% 8.8%

Spain 1,683,777 2,044,190 21.4% 7.1%

Mexico 558,785 321,880 -42.4% 1.1%

Brazil 131,686 257,320 95.4% 0.9%

Portugal 240,338 203,412 -15.4% 0.7%

Thailand 163,649 160,663 -1.8% 0.6%

Israel 149,716 118,809 -20.6% 0.4%

All Countries 29,232,426 28,864,613 -1.3% 100.0%

Source ~ Fonte : Statistics Canada

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