Hardwood sales rise as prices stabilize, says NOFMA
Hardwood manufacturers have gotten some good news this month, after weathering the storms of the marketplace. Hardwood flooring shipments for April have increased more than 5.5 percent over March, at 56,604,000 board feet, reports NOFMA: The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association.
More importantly, these figures are higher than April 2004, at 56,113,000 board feet, marking April as the first month this year that shipments have exceeded those of the same month in 2004.