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U.S. Ceramic Tile Market Reports 5.1% Consumption Decline in 2024

Chart: Percentage Share of Imports by Country by Volume — Chart: Tile Council of North America.

The U.S. ceramic tile consumption declined to 2.70 billion square feet in 2024, representing a 5.1% decrease from the previous year, according to the latest market update from the Tile Council of North America. This continues a downward trend, following a 7.3% decline in 2023.

The following table shows U.S. tile shipments, imports, exports, and total consumption in thousands of square feet:

Year	U.S. Shipments (incl. Exports)	Imports	Exports	Total Consumption*	Consumption Change vs. Previous Year
2024	810,991	1,930,509	41,094	2,700,407	-5.1%
2023	898,353	1,999,520	51,032	2,846,840	-7.3%
2022	939,966	2,182,363	50,754	3,071,575	-1.3%
2021	918,264	2,233,142	37,986	3,113,421	9.9%
2020	898,533	1,966,443	31,009	2,833,967	-3.6%

* Note: U.S. Shipments + Imports – Exports

The report reveals that imports comprised 71.5% of U.S. tile consumption by volume in 2024, up from 70.2% in 2023. India maintained its position as the largest volume exporter to the United States for the second consecutive year, capturing 20.4% of U.S. imports, followed by Spain (17.6%) and Italy (16.0%).

While domestic manufacturers shipped 769.9 million square feet of ceramic tile within the U.S. market, this represented a significant 9.1% decrease from 2023 and marked the lowest annual production total since 2013. Despite this decline, U.S. production still accounted for 28.5% of total consumption, substantially higher than any individual importing country.

By value, Italy remains the premium import leader, comprising 29.2% of 2024 U.S. imports on a dollar basis (CIF + duty), with Italian tile commanding the highest average value at $2.29 per square foot.

The five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2024, based on volume, were:

Country	Sq. Ft. 2024	Sq. Ft. 2023	% Change
India	394,068,999	404,927,277	-2.7%
Spain	339,412,424	348,526,173	-2.6%
Italy	308,255,909	299,670,420	2.9%
Mexico	293,634,891	334,866,706	-12.3%
Brazil	152,032,937	184,777,398	-17.7%
All Countries	1,930,509,389	1,999,519,661	-3.5%

The five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2024 based on total U.S. $ value (CIF + duty) were:

Country	$ Value 2024	$ Value 2023	% Change
Italy	707,153,064	722,042,915	-2.1%
Spain	599,961,728	659,023,238	-9.0%
Mexico	271,044,874	290,146,351	-6.6%
India	242,976,526	258,805,300	-6.1%
Turkey	138,648,246	181,422,038	-23.6%
All Countries	2,417,669,792	2,561,227,971	-5.6%

The average values of tile[1] (including CIF + duty) from the five countries from which the most tiles were imported by volume in 2024 were:

Country	Value/Sq. Ft. 2024	Value/Sq. Ft. 2023
India	$0.62	$0.64
Spain	$1.77	$1.89
Italy	$2.29	$2.41
Mexico	$0.92	$0.87
Brazil	$0.86	$0.87
All Countries	$1.25	$1.28

[1] The average value is significantly affected by the mix of tiles imported, with different types of tiles impacting the average value, in addition to differences in pricing for the same types of tile.