USITC Staff Report: Quartz Surfaces from India and Turkey staff report USITC | Page 5

CONTENTS
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Part V: Pricing data ............................................................................................................... V‐1
Factors affecting prices .......................................................................................................... V‐1
Raw material costs ............................................................................................................. V‐1
Transportation costs to the U.S. market ............................................................................ V‐1
U.S. inland transportation costs ......................................................................................... V‐1
Pricing practices .................................................................................................................... V‐2
Pricing methods ................................................................................................................. V‐2
Sales terms and discounts ................................................................................................. V‐4
Price leadership ................................................................................................................. V‐5
Price data .............................................................................................................................. V‐5
Price trends ...................................................................................................................... V‐19
Price comparisons ............................................................................................................ V‐22
Lost sales and lost revenue .................................................................................................. V‐23
Part VI: Financial experience of U.S. producers .................................................................... VI‐1
Background .......................................................................................................................... VI‐1
Operations on quartz surface products ................................................................................ VI‐2
Net sales ......................................................................................................................... VI‐15
Cost of goods sold and gross profit or (loss) ................................................................... VI‐15
SG&A expenses and operating income ........................................................................... VI‐18
Other expenses and net income ..................................................................................... VI‐19
Capital expenditures and research and development expenses ........................................ VI‐20
Assets and return on assets ................................................................................................ VI‐21
Capital and investment ....................................................................................................... VI‐23
Threat considerations and information on nonsubject countries .......................... VII‐1
The industry in India ............................................................................................................ VII‐3
Changes in operations ..................................................................................................... VII‐6
Operations on Quartz Surface Products .......................................................................... VII‐9
Alternative products ...................................................................................................... VII‐11
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