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Table C-2--Continued
Quartz surface products: Summary data concerning the U.S. market defining the domestic industry as firms with slab operations, 2017-19
(Quantity=1,000 square feet; Value=1,000 dollars; Unit values, unit labor costs, and unit expenses=dollars per square foot; Productivity=square feet
per hour; and Period changes=percent--exceptions noted)
U.S. producers':--Continued
U.S. shipments:
Quantity......................................................... 25,530 26,546 29,399
Value............................................................. 530,588 568,777 635,492
Unit value...................................................... $20.78 $21.43 $21.62
Export shipments:
Reported data
Period changes
Calendar year
Calendar year
2017 2018 2019 2017-19 2017-18 2018-19
▲15.2
▲19.8
▲4.0
▲4.0
▲7.2
▲3.1
▲10.7
▲11.7
▲0.9
Quantity......................................................... *** *** *** ▼*** ▲***
▼***
Value............................................................. *** *** *** ▼*** ▲***
▼***
Unit value...................................................... *** *** *** ▼*** ▼*** ▲***
Ending inventory quantity.................................. 16,098 18,591 19,493
▲4.9
Inventories/total shipments (fn1)....................... 52.8 54.2 57.0
▲2.8
Production workers........................................... 1,521 1,490 1,559
▲4.6
Hours worked (1,000s)...................................... 3,155 3,207 3,048
Wages paid ($1,000)........................................ 77,114 80,884 87,660
Hourly wages (dollars per hour)........................ $24.44 $25.22 $28.76
Productivity....................................................... 10.7 11.9 12.2
Unit labor costs................................................. $2.27 $2.12 $2.36
Net sales:
Quantity......................................................... *** *** ***
Value............................................................. *** *** ***
▲21.1
▲4.2
▲2.5
▲(3.4)
▲13.7
▲17.7
▲13.4
▲3.8
▲15.5
▲1.4
▲(2.0)
▲1.6
▲4.9
▲3.2
▲10.9
▼(6.9)
▼(4.9)
▲8.4
▼14.0
▲2.2
▲11.5
▲***
▲*** ▼***
▲***
▲*** ▲***
Unit value...................................................... *** *** *** ▲***
▼*** ▲***
Cost of goods sold (COGS).............................. *** *** *** ▲***
▲*** ▲***
Gross profit or (loss) (fn2)................................. *** *** *** ▲***
▲*** ▲***
SG&A expenses............................................... *** *** *** ▲***
▲*** ▲***
Operating income or (loss) (fn2)....................... *** *** *** ▲***
▲*** ▲***
Net income or (loss) (fn2)................................. *** *** ***
▲*** ▲*** ▲***
Capital expenditures......................................... *** *** *** ▼*** ▲*** ▼***
R&D expenses.................................................. *** *** *** ▲*** ▲*** ▲***
Net assets........................................................ *** *** *** ▲*** ▲*** ▲***
Unit COGS........................................................ *** *** *** ▲*** ▲*** ▲***
Unit SG&A expenses........................................ *** *** *** ▼*** ▼*** ▲***
Unit operating income or (loss) (fn2)................. *** *** *** ▲*** ▲*** ▲***
Unit net income or (loss) (fn2)........................... *** *** *** ▲*** ▲*** ▲***
COGS/sales (fn1)............................................. *** *** *** ▼*** ▼*** ▲***
Operating income or (loss)/sales (fn1).............. *** *** *** ▲*** ▲*** ▲***
Net income or (loss)/sales (fn1)........................ *** *** *** ▲*** ▲*** ▲***
Notes:
Note.--Shares and ratios shown as “0.0” percent represent non-zero values less than “0.05” percent (if positive) and greater than “ (0.05)” percent (if
negative). Zeroes, null values, and undefined calculations are suppressed and shown as “---“. Period changes preceded by a “ ▲” represent an
increase, while period changes preceded by a “▼” represent a decrease.
fn1.--Reported data are in percent and period changes are in percentage points.
fn2.--Percent changes only calculated when both comparison values represent profits; The directional change in profitability provided when one or
both comparison values represent a loss.
Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to Commission questionnaires and official import statistics under reporting number
6810.99.0010, accessed on March 10, 2020.
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