Once again, the U.S. stone industry is predicting increased business for the upcoming year. The per capita stone consumption in the American marketplace has been so strong that it has more than compensated for outside economic factors. This exclusive Stone World survey of U.S. fabricators reveals a mood of confidence and prosperity for the coming year -- and they are backing up these feelings with strong investments planned for their operations in 2005.
Of those who responded to the Stone World survey, which was sent primarily to stone fabricators, 77.9% expected the stone market to increase in 2005. Almost all of the remaining respondents (21.1%) predicted that business would hold steady this year, with a small fraction (0.9%) predicting a decline.