Canada: slight recovery of the tile market in 2024
Canadian ceramic tile consumption last year was 31.8 million m2, up 1.8% from 2023.
According to figures from Statistics Canada, Canadian ceramic tile consumption last year was 31.8 million m2 (342.7 million sq. ft.), up 1.8% from 2023. As there is no significant ceramic tile production in Canada, imports approximately equal consumption.
The five countries from which the most tiles were imported into Canada in 2024 based on volume were:
|
|
|
2024/2023 |
% Share of |
|
China |
8,718,193 |
-1.8% |
27.4% |
|
Italy |
7,567,712 |
8.0% |
23.8% |
|
Spain |
4,069,545 |
4.8% |
12.8% |
|
Turkey |
3,427,385 |
1.3% |
10.8% |
|
India |
3,116,017 |
5.2% |
9.8% |
|
All Countries |
31,833,601 |
1.8% |
100.0% |
The five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2024 based on total Canadian $ value were:
|
|
Total C$ |
Total C$ |
2024/2023 |
% Share of |
|
Italy |
160,371,513 |
157,807,706 |
1.6% |
39.9% |
|
China |
68,491,903 |
67,835,369 |
1.0% |
17.0% |
|
Spain |
57,583,169 |
58,896,610 |
-2.2% |
14.3% |
|
United States |
36,557,283 |
37,580,524 |
-2.7% |
9.1% |
|
Turkey |
31,863,571 |
35,456,142 |
-10.1% |
7.9% |
|
All Countries |
402,138,013 |
405,518,474 |
-0.8% |
100.0% |
Canadian imports are valued FOB place of direct shipment to Canada. The import valuation excludes costs of freight and insurance in bringing the goods to Canada from the point of direct shipment.
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