The United States Ceramic Sanitary Ware Import Value Trend from 2010 to 2012
The total import value of the United States ceramic sanitary ware from 2010 to 2012 showed a "V" trend. And the total import value of the three years amounted to 844 million US dollars, 813 million US dollars and 897 million US dollars respectively, among of which, the import value of 2012 increased by 10.45% year on year.
The United States Ceramic Sanitary Ware Major Import Countries/Regions from 2010 to 2012
| No. | Import Countries/Regions | Import Value (Thousand USD) | Import Value Growth Compared 2012 to 2010 | ||
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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| 1 | China | 379,132 | 368,047 | 419,311 | 10.60% |
| 2 | Mexico | 330,863 | 315,077 | 345,887 | 4.54% |
| 3 | Thailand | 49,686 | 44,554 | 44,788 | -9.86% |
| 4 | Columbia | 17,037 | 12,827 | 12,714 | -25.37% |
| 5 | Turkey | 8,510 | 8,239 | 9,414 | 10.62% |
| 6 | India | 2,189 | 4,433 | 7,115 | 225.03% |
| 7 | Japan | 3,320 | 5,476 | 6,203 | 86.84% |
| 8 | Italy | 4,881 | 5,302 | 5,741 | 17.62% |
| 9 | UK | 3,552 | 5,791 | 5,183 | 45.92% |
| 10 | Indonesia | 5,103 | 4,807 | 5,029 | -1.45% |
| 11 | Chile | 5,910 | 8,575 | 4,939 | -16.43% |
| 12 | Vietnam | 3,253 | 3,688 | 4,227 | 29.94% |
| 13 | Ecuador | 5,655 | 4,597 | 3,416 | -39.59% |
| 14 | Germany | 2,875 | 2,910 | 3,363 | 16.97% |
| 15 | Dominica | 5,221 | 3,267 | 2,987 | -42.79% |
| 16 | France | 3,912 | 3,223 | 2,920 | -25.36% |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 2,241 | 2,651 | 2,609 | 16.42% |
| 18 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1,941 | / |
| 19 | Canada | 843 | 1,845 | 1,750 | 107.59% |
| 20 | UAE | 1,120 | 1,009 | 1,379 | 23.13% |
China, Mexico and Thailand are the United States' three largest ceramic sanitary ware import countries from 2010 to 2012. Among the United States top twenty ceramic sanitary ware import markets in 2012, India's import value of ceramic sanitary ware increased by 225.03% compared to that of 2010, which was the largest increase, followed by Canada, the import value of which increased by 107.59% compared to that of 2010.
The United States Ceramic Sanitary Ware Major Import Countries/Regions Market Share from 2010 to 2012
| No. | Import Countries/Regions | Import Value Percentage | ||
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 1 | China↑ | 44.94% | 45.29% | 46.72% |
| 2 | Mexico↓ | 39.22% | 38.77% | 38.54% |
| 3 | Thailand↓ | 5.89% | 5.48% | 4.99% |
| 4 | Columbia↓ | 2.02% | 1.58% | 1.42% |
| 5 | Turkey | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.05% |
| 6 | India↑ | 0.26% | 0.55% | 0.79% |
| 7 | Japan↑ | 0.39% | 0.67% | 0.69% |
| 8 | Italy | 0.58% | 0.65% | 0.64% |
| 9 | UK | 0.42% | 0.71% | 0.58% |
| 10 | Indonesia↓ | 0.60% | 0.59% | 0.56% |
| 11 | Chile | 0.70% | 1.06% | 0.55% |
| 12 | Vietnam↑ | 0.39% | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| 13 | Ecuador↓ | 0.67% | 0.57% | 0.38% |
| 14 | Germany↑ | 0.34% | 0.36% | 0.37% |
| 15 | Dominica↓ | 0.62% | 0.40% | 0.33% |
| 16 | France↓ | 0.46% | 0.40% | 0.33% |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 0.27% | 0.33% | 0.29% |
| 18 | South Africa | / | / | 0.22% |
| 19 | Canada | 0.10% | 0.23% | 0.19% |
| 20 | UAE | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.15% |
Note: “↑”represents that the indicators listed continued to increase from 2010 to 2012, “↓”represents that the indicators listed continued to decrease from 2010 to 2012.Judging from the market share, the import value in proportion of China, India, Japan, Vietnam and Germany continued to rise, while that of Mexico, Thailand, Colombia, Indonesia, Ecuador, Dominica and France continued to decline from 2010 to 2012.
The United States Ceramic Sanitary Ware Major Import Countries/Regions from Jan. to August in 2013
| Countries/Regions | Import Value of Jan.-August 2013 (thousand US dollars) | Year-on-Year | Percentage |
| Total | 677,142 | 14.57% | 100.00% |
| China | 304,329 | 12.72% | 44.94% |
| Mexico | 267,824 | 16.51% | 39.55% |
| Thailand | 42,485 | 41.97% | 6.27% |
| India | 9,489 | 145.07% | 1.40% |
| Columbia | 8,732 | -2.72% | 1.29% |
| Turkey | 7,166 | 5.09% | 1.06% |
| Japan | 4,145 | -5.56% | 0.61% |
| Italy | 3,683 | -10.67% | 0.54% |
| UK | 2,861 | -17.79% | 0.42% |
| France | 2,767 | 28.46% | 0.41% |
From Jan. to August in 2013, the United States' import value of ceramic sanitary ware amounted to 677 million US dollars, and the import value of China ceramic sanitary ware accounted for 44.94% of the total import value, followed by Mexico, accounting for 39.55%. From Jan. to August in 2013, the United States' import value of ceramic sanitary ware from India increased by 145.07% year on year, which was a significant increase.
