The U.S Carpet and Rug Mills Industry’s Revenue for the Year 2008 Was Approximately $10.6 Billion USD
The industry’s revenue for the year 2008 was approximately $10.6 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 33.78%. Import was valued at $1.9 billion USD from 102 countries. The industry also exported $1.1 billion USD worth of merchandise to 138 countries. Adding import value to and subtracting export value from the industry’s shipment value, the total domestic demand for the industry in 2008 was $11.4 billion USD.
Source:
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fb050b/carpet_and_rug_mil
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I had no idea the rugs business was so large. Thanks for sharing the link to this resource.
Its impressive the art in rugs, I had no idea rugs were such a huge industry.