This study analyzes the 17.8 billion square foot US carpet and rug industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by material (face fibers, primary backing, secondary backing, adhesives), product (e.g., tufted, woven, needle-punched) and market (residential building, nonresidential building, transportation equipment).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 32 industry players, including Mohawk Industries, Shaw Industries and Beaulieu.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

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		INTRODUCTION	                                                    viii

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Overview						       5
		Consumer Income & Spending					       9
		   Personal Income & Expenditures				       9
		   Consumer Financing						      11
		Demographic Trends						      15
		Building Construction Trends					      20
		   Residential Construction					      23
		      Housing Outlook						      25
		      Single-Family Home Sales					      29
		      Residential Floor Space					      30
		      Improvements & Repairs					      32
		   Nonresidential Construction					      34
		      Nonresidential Floor Space				      37
		      Improvements & Repairs					      39
		Transportation Equipment Trends					      40
		   Motor Vehicle Outlook					      41
		   Other Transportation Equipment				      44
		Pricing Patterns						      47
		Historical Market Trends					      49
		Environmental & Regulatory Issues				      52
		   Waste Disposal & Recycling					      53
		   Indoor Air Quality						      57
		   Green Building Trends					      59
		   Other Issues							      61
		World Carpet & Rug Overview					      62
		Foreign Trade							      64
		   Imports							      66
		   Exports							      67
		Competitive Floor Coverings Overview				      69

	III.	MATERIALS							      71
		General								      71
		Face Fibers							      74
		   Nylon							      77
		   Polyester							      80
		   Polypropylene						      83
		   Wool & Other Fibers						      85
		Primary Backing							      88
		Secondary Backing						      90
		Adhesives							      92
		   Styrene-Butadiene Latex					      94
		   Other Adhesives						      95

	IV.	PRODUCTS							      97
		General								      97
		Tufted Carpets & Rugs						     100
		   Broadloom							     103
		   Vehicular Carpets & Rugs					     107
		   Carpet Tile							     109
		   Scatter Rugs & Bath Mats					     111
		   Artificial Grass						     113
		Woven Carpets & Rugs						     115
		   Product Characteristics					     117
		   Product Innovation						     118
		Other Carpets & Rugs						     119
		   Needle-Punched						     121
		   All Other							     122

	V.	MARKETS								     124
		General								     124
		Residential Building						     127
		   New								     130
		   Replacement							     132
		   Residence Type						     134
		      Single-Family Housing					     135
		      Multifamily Housing					     137
		      Manufactured Housing					     139
		Nonresidential Building						     140
		   New								     142
		   Replacement							     144
		   Building Type						     146
		      Office & Commercial					     147
		      Institutional						     151
		      Industrial						     153
		      Other Nonresidential Buildings				     154
		Transportation Equipment					     156
		   Motor Vehicles						     157
		   Other Transportation Equipment				     159

	VI.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     161
		General								     161
		Industry Composition						     162
		Market Share							     166
		Competitive Strategies						     169
		Product Development						     170
		Manufacturing							     172
		Marketing							     173
		Distribution							     175
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     177
		Cooperative Agreements						     179
		Company Profiles						     183
		   Abbey Carpet Company Incorporated				     184
		   Ascend Performance Materials LLC				     185
		   Astroturf LLC						     186
		   Atlas Carpet Mills Incorporated				     189
		   Autoneum Holding AG						     191
		   Bacova Guild Limited						     193
		   Barrett Carpet Mills Incorporated, see Kraus Carpet Mills
		   BASF SE							     194
		   Beaulieu Group LLC						     196
		   Bentley Prince Street Incorporated, see Interface
		   Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated				     199
		   Cambridge Weavers Group, see Oriental Weavers
		   Camelot Carpet Mills, see Royalty Carpet Mills
		   Candlewick Yarns LLC, see Dixie Group
		   Capel Incorporated						     204
		   Cargill Incorporated						     209
		   Dixie Group Incorporated					     211
		   Dow Chemical Company						     213
		   DuPont (EI) de Nemours					     215
		   Fabrica International Incorporated, see Dixie Group
		   Feizy Import and Export Company Limited			     218
		   FieldTurf USA Incorporated, see Tarkett
		   FLOR Incorporated, see Interface
		   Gulistan Carpet Incorporated					     220
		   Interface Incorporated					     222
		   International Automotive Components Group			     226
		   INVISTA Sarl, see Koch Industries
		   J&J Industries Incorporated					     227
		   Koch Industries Incorporated					     231
		   Kraus Carpet Mills Limited					     235
		   Mannington Mills Incorporated				     239
		   Masland Carpets and Rugs LLC, see Dixie Group
		   Milliken & Company						     241
		   Mohawk Industries Incorporated				     245
		   NatureWorks LLC, see Cargill
		   Nourison Rug Corporation					     250
		   Oriental Weavers Group					     253
		   Pacificrest Mills Incorporated, see Royalty Carpet Mills
		   Rieter Holding Limited					     257
		   Royalty Carpet Mills Incorporated				     259
		   Shaw Industries Incorporated, see Berkshire Hathaway
		   Sphinx, see Oriental Weavers
		   Strudex Fibres Limited, see Kraus Carpet Mills
		   SYNLAWN, see Astroturf
		   Tandus Flooring Incorporated					     261
		   Tarkett SAS							     264
		   Textile Rubber & Chemical Company Incorporated		     267
		   3M Company							     270
		   UGN Incorporated, see Autoneum Holding

				      LIST OF TABLES

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		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      11
	3	Consumer Financing Environment, 2000-2010			      15
	4	Population & Households						      20
	5	Building Construction Expenditures				      23
	6	Residential Building Construction Expenditures			      25
	7	Housing Completions						      29
	8	Single-Family Home Sales					      30
	9	Residential Floor Space						      32
	10	Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures			      34
	11	Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures		      37
	12	Nonresidential Building Floor Space				      39
	13	Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures	      40
	14	Motor Vehicle Indicators					      44
	15	Other Transportation Equipment Indicators			      47
	16	Carpet & Rug Pricing Trends					      49
	17	Carpet & Rug Market, 2000-2010					      51
	18	Carpet & Rug Foreign Trade					      66
	19	Floor Covering Demand						      70

		SECTION III -- MATERIALS
	1	Carpet & Rug Material Consumption				      73
	2	Face Fiber Consumption						      76
	3	Nylon Face Fiber Consumption					      79
	4	Polyester Face Fiber Consumption				      83
	5	Polypropylene Face Fiber Consumption				      85
	6	Wool & Other Face Fiber Consumption				      88
	7	Primary Backing Consumption					      90
	8	Secondary Backing Consumption					      92
	9	Adhesives Consumption						      94

		SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
	1	Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand					      99
	2	Tufted Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand				     102
	3	Broadloom Carpet & Rug Shipments				     106
	4	Vehicular Carpet & Rug Shipments				     109
	5	Carpet Tile Shipments						     111
	6	Scatter Rug & Bath Mat Shipments				     113
	7	Artificial Grass Shipments					     115
	8	Woven Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand				     117
	9	Other Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand				     120

		SECTION V -- MARKETS
	1	Carpet & Rug Demand by Market					     126
	2	Residential Carpet & Rug Demand					     130
	3	New Residential Carpet & Rug Demand				     132
	4	Residential Replacement Carpet & Rug Demand			     134
	5	Single-Family Housing Carpet & Rug Demand			     137
	6	Multifamily Housing Carpet & Rug Demand				     139
	7	Manufactured Housing Carpet & Rug Demand			     140
	8	Nonresidential Building Carpet & Rug Demand			     142
	9	New Nonresidential Carpet & Rug Demand				     144
	10	Nonresidential Replacement Carpet & Rug Demand			     146
	11	Nonresidential Carpet & Rug Demand by Building Type		     147
	12	Office & Commercial Building Carpet & Rug Demand		     151
	13	Institutional Building Carpet & Rug Demand			     153
	14	Industrial Building Carpet & Rug Demand				     154
	15	Other Nonresidential Building Carpet & Rug Demand		     155
	16	Transportation Equipment Carpet & Rug Demand			     157
	17	Motor Vehicle Carpet & Rug Demand				     158
	18	Other Transportation Equipment Carpet & Rug Demand		     160

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Carpet & Rug Sales by Company, 2010				     165
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     178
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     180


		      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Carpet & Rug Market, 2000-2010					      52
	2	Carpet & Rug Imports by Source, 2010				      67
	3	Carpet & Rug Exports by Destination, 2010			      68

		SECTION III -- MATERIALS
	1	Carpet & Rug Material Consumption, 2010				      73
	2	Face Fiber Consumption by Type, 2010				      77

		SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
	1	Carpet & Rug Shipments by Type, 2010				     100
	2	Tufted Carpet & Rug Shipments, 2010				     103

		SECTION V -- MARKETS
	1	Carpet & Rug Demand by Market, 2010				     127
	2	Residential Carpet & Rug Demand by Housing Type, 2010		     135

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Carpet & Rug Market Share, 2010				     166