Capsule
A review of U.S. and world conditions relating to the hard-surfaces industry.
Photo by Bill Oxford from Unsplash
U.S. Hard-Surface Imports 2022 vs. 2021
(customs value)
January-November 2022: $5,196,049,172
January-November 2021: $4,740,990,626
Europe to East Coast
Three-month decline of Freightos Baltic Index for North Europe to North America East Coast of 40' containers. ($7,041 / 28 Oct. 2022, $5,507 / 13 Jan. 2023). (Source: Freightos Ltd.)
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Inflation
Year-to-year rise of U.S. Consumer Price Index without food or energy costs, December 2022. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Brazilian Real vs. U.S. dollar
$1.00 = R$5.56 (18 Jan. 2021) to $1.00 = R$5.18 (18 Jan. 2022) Source: xe.com
