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***. 11 ***. 12 *** reported that its increased prices were partially attributable to its establishing
its own distribution centers during the period. 13
As shown in figure V‐14, subject import prices fluctuated, but overall declined during the
period of investigation. Import prices for products 1 and 4 decreased the most; import prices
for products 3 and 5 increased during the second half of 2017 and then fell during the last three
quarters. 14
11
***.
Cambria accounted for *** percent of U.S. producers’ slab price data for product 1; *** percent for
product 2; *** percent for product 3; *** percent for product 4; *** percent for product 5; and ***
percent for product 6.
13
Cambria contends that it was forced to set up its own distribution centers because it lost
distributors to imports of quartz surface products from China. Petitioner’s posthearing brief, Responses
to Commission Questions, p. 9.
14
Thirty‐two importers reported slab price data for China; ***. Subject importers’ reported sales
prices were relatively uniform with relatively small price differentials for all six pricing products.
12
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