PUBLIC VERSION
purchasing decisions— in its original AD / CVD investigations concerning QSP from China and QSP from India and Turkey. 131 In the recently completed five-year review of QSP from China, which encompasses a period of review from 2019 through 2023, the Commission found that these conditions of competition continued to characterize the U. S. market for QSP. 132
1. Demand Conditions
Demand for QSP is driven by construction and remodeling of homes and commercial properties. 133 For context, the chart below shows that residential construction has been steadily increasing since the financial crisis in 2008. 134
131 QSP from China Inv Final, USITC Pub. 4913 at 22-26; QSP from India & Turkey Inv Final, USITC Pub. 5061 at 22-26. 132 QSP from China First Review, USITC Pub. 5578 at 13-17. 133 Id. at 22-23. 134 U. S. Census Bureau, Monthly New Residential Construction, July 2025( May 16, 2025), attached as
Exhibit 19. 48