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U.S. producers’ inventories
Table III‐12 presents U.S. producers’ end‐of‐period inventories and the ratio of these
inventories to U.S. producers’ production, U.S. shipments, and total shipments. During 2017‐19,
U.S. producers’ end‐of‐period inventories increased by 20.1 percent. U.S. producers’ end‐ofperiod
inventories as a ratio to U.S. production, and total shipments increased during the
period by 4.8 percentage points and by *** percentage points, respectively. U.S. producers’
end‐of‐period inventories as a ratio to U.S. shipments increased by *** percentage points
between 2017 and 2018 then decreased by *** percentage points between 2018 and 2019.
Overall, during 2017‐19, U.S. producers’ end‐of‐period inventories as a ratio to U.S. shipments
increased by *** percentage points.
Table III-12
Quartz surface products: U.S. producers’ inventories, 2017-19
Calendar year
Item
2017 2018 2019
Quantity (1,000 square feet)
U.S. producers' end-of-period inventories 16,801 19,270 20,183
Ratio (percent)
Ratio of inventories to.--
U.S. production 47.6 48.2 52.4
U.S. shipments *** *** ***
Total shipments *** *** ***
Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to Commission questionnaires.
U.S. producers’ imports and purchases
U.S. producers’ imports and purchases of quartz surface products are presented in table
III‐13. Three producers of quartz surface products (***) reported importing quartz surface
products. *** reported importing quartz surface products from *** sources and *** reported
importing from *** during 2017‐19. In 2017 and 2019 *** imports of quartz surface products
exceeded its production (by a ratio of *** in 2019). ***. In 2019, *** ratio of imports to U.S.
production of quartz surface products was *** percent. *** imports of quartz surface products
remained relatively stable throughout the period while its ratio of imports to U.S. production
decreased to a ratio of *** percent in 2019.
III‐19