Kitchen & Bath Design News is the industry's leading business, design and product resource for the kitchen and bath trade.
Issue link: http://kitchenbathdesign.epubxp.com/i/85316
Barometers { " MPPL BU LFZ TUBUJTUJDT USFOET TIBQJOH UIF JOEVTUSZ } )PVTJOH .PNFOUVN 0O UIF 6QTXJOH $POUJOVFE JNQSPWFNFOU JO UIF IPVTJOH NBSLFU JT TQVSSJOH QPTJUJWF HSPXUI JO BSFBT SFMBUFE UP UIF IPNF A MUIPVHI UIF IPVTJOH NBSLFU SFNBJOT GSBH JMF BOE DPOTUSBJOFE CZ UJHIU OFX MFOEJOH TUBOEBSET NPNFOUVN DPOUJOVFT UP CVJME UPXBSE B TVTUBJOBCMF SFDPWFSZ BOBMZTUT HFOFSBMMZ BHSFFE MBTU NPOUI "NPOH UIF LFZ TUBUJT UJDT BOE GPSFDBTUT SFMFBTFE JO SFDFOU XFFLT CZ HPWFSONFOU BHFODJFT SFTFBSDI pSNT BOE JOEVTUSZ SFMBUFE USBEF BTTPDJB UJPOT XFSF UIF GPMMPXJOH HOUSING STARTS #VJMEFS DPOGJEFODF JO UIF NBSLFU GPS OFXMZ CVJMU TJOHMF GBNJMZ IPNFT JNQSPWFE GPS B GPVSUI DPOTFDVUJWF NPOUI JO "VHVTU FWFO UIPVHI OB UJPOXJEF IPVTJOH QSPEVDUJPO FEHFE EPXO TMJHIUMZ UIF /B UJPOBM "TTPDJBUJPO PG )PNF #VJMEFST TBJE l 'SPN UIF CVJME FS` T QFSTQFDUJWF DVSSFOU TBMFT DPOEJUJPOT TBMFT QSPTQFDUT GPS UIF OFYU TJY NPOUIT BOE USB⒏D PG QSPTQFDUJWF CVZFST BSF BMM CFUUFS UIBO UIFZ IBWF CFFO JO NPSF UIBO pWF ZFBST z TBJE /")# DIBJSNBO #BSSZ 3VUFOCFSH l 8IJMF UIFSF JT TUJMM NVDI SPPN GPS JNQSPWF NFOU XF ` WF DPNF B MPOH XBZ GSPN UIF EFQUIT PG UIF SFDFT TJPO BOE UIF PVUMPPL BQQFBST UP CF CSJHIUFOJOH z 3VUFOCFSH DPNNFOUFE 8IJMF BHSFFJOH BCPVU B l HSBEVBM TUSFOHUIFO JOH UIBU ` T PDDVSSJOH JO NBOZ IPVTJOH NBSLFUT z /")# $IJFG &DPOPNJTU; %BWJE $SPXF DBVUJPOFE OFWFSUIFMFTT UIBU UIF NBSLFU JT l TUJMM BU B WFSZ GSBHJMF TUBHF z EXISTING-HOME SALE )PVTJOH B⒎PSEBCJMJUZ DPOEJ UJPOT JODMVEJOH SFDPSE MPX NPSUHBHF JOUFSFTU SBUFT l BSF IFMQJOH UP VOMFBTI B QFOU VQ EFNBOE GPS FYJTUJOH IPNF TBMFT FWFO UIPVHI UIF NBS LFU SFNBJOT DPOTUSBJOFE CZ l VOOFDFTTBSJMZ UJHIU MFOEJOH TUBOEBSET BOE TISJOLJOH JO WFOUPSZ TVQQMJFT z BDDPSEJOH UP UIF /BUJPOBM "TTPDJBUJPO PG 3FBMUPST /"3 CBTFE JO 8BTIJOHUPO %$ SFQPSUFE MBTU NPOUI UIBU TBMFT PG FY JTUJOH IPNFT DPOUJOVFE UP SJTF UISPVHI NJE ZFBS BMPOH XJUI UIF OBUJPOBM NFEJBO QSJDF (JWFO QPQVMBUJPO BOE EFNPHSBQIJD EFNBOE FYJTU JOH IPNF TBMFT DPVME SFBDI NJMMJPO OFYU ZFBS l CVU JU XJMM MARKET ANALYSIS $POTVNFS $POp EFODF 4FFO $M JNCJOH "T 3FNPEFMJOH $POUJ OVFT 3FDPWFSZ %F T 1 MB JO F T * - — $POTVNFS DPOGJEFODF JT FYQFDUFE UP SFUVSO l JO B NPSF DPOTJTUFOU QBDF HPJOH GPSXBSE z BT JN QSPWFNFOUT JO UIF OBUJPO` T IPVTJOH BOE SFTJEFOUJBM SF NPEFMJOH NBSLFUT DPOUJOVF UP UBLF IPME 5IBU ` T UIF BTTFTTNFOU PG UIF /BUJPOBM "TTPDJBUJPO PG UIF 3FNPEFMJOH *OEVTUSZ /"3* XIPTF NPTU SFDFOU SFTFBSDI pOET UIBU SFNPE FMFST CFMJFWF UIF DVSSFOU CVTJOFTT DMJNBUF JT l TMJHIUMZ NPSF QPTJUJWF UIBO UIF TBNF UJNF MBTU ZFBS z "DDPSEJOH UP UIF %FT *- CBTFE /"3* 1MBJOFT NFNCFST GPSFDBTU TUSPOHFS 10 | Kitchen & Bath Design News October 2012 TBMFT HSPXUI JO UIF OFYU UISFF NPOUIT BOE TBZ UIBU DPOTVNFS DPOpEFODF l IBT B EJ⒎FSFOU UPOF z UIBO JO UIF SFDFOU QBTU l 1FPQMF BSF BXBSF UIBU UIBU UIFJS IPNF WBMVFT NBZ OPU CF BT IJHI BT UIFZ PODF XFSF ZFU UIBU POMZ B⒎FDUT UIPTF XIP BSF GPSDFE UP TFMM z /"3* PCTFSWFE l .BOZ IPNFPXOFST IBWF NBEF UIF EFDJTJPO UP SFNBJO JO UIFJS IPNFT BOE BSF DIPPTJOH UP NBLF JNQSPWFNFOUT BOE JODSFBTF UIFJS DPNGPSU BOE MPOH UFSN MJWJOH BDDPNNP EBUJPOT z JO UIFJS IPNFT 5IJT UIPVHIU QSPDFTT /"3* SFQPSUFE JT TVQQPSU FE CZ B SFDFOU QPMM XIJDI TIPXFE UIBU PG TVSWFZFE IPNFPXOFST BSF QMBOOJOH UP TUBZ BO BEEJUJPOBM UP CFDBVTF UIFJS IPNF ZFBST JO UIFJS IPNFT ` T WBMVF IBT EFDSFBTFE EVSJOH UIF SFDFTTJPO XIJMF SFQPSU UIFZ` SF HPJOH UP TUBZ BO BEEJ UJPOBM TJY UP ZFBST JO UIFJS IPNFT 5IF TVSWFZ BMTP SFWFBMFE UIBU IPNFPXOFST BSF QFS TPOBMJ[JOH UIFJS MJWJOH TQBDFT SBUIFS UIBO NPWJOH r GPDVT JOH MFTT PO JODSFBTJOH SFTBMF WBMVF BOE NPSF PO NBLJOH TQFDJBMJ[FE JNQSPWFNFOUT UIBU TVJU UIFJS OFFET BOE UIFJS OFFET POMZ SFRVJSF NPSF TFOTJCMF MFOEJOH TUBOEBSET BOE TUSPOHFS KPC DSFBUJPO UP QVTI CFZPOE UIBU z TBJE /"3 $IJFG &DPOPNJTU; -BXSFODF : VO l 'FXFS TBMFT JO UIF MPXFS QSJDF SBOHFT BSF DPOUSJCVUJOH UP TUSPOHFS JO DSFBTFT JO UIF NFEJBO QSJDF CVU BMM PG UIF IPNF QSJDF NFBTVSFT OPX BSF TIPXJOH QPTJUJWF NPWFNFOU BOE UIBU JT CVJMEJOH DPOpEFODF JO UIF NBSLFU z : VO OPUFE APPLIANCE SHIPMENTS %PNFTUJD TIJQNFOUT PG NB KPS IPNF BQQMJBODFT UJDLFE VQXBSE JO +VMZ DPNQBSFE UP UIF TBNF NPOUI JO BDDPSEJOH UP UIF "TTPDJBUJPO PG )PNF "QQMJBODF .BOV GBDUVSFST 5IF 8BTIJOHUPO %$ CBTFE ")". SFQPSUFE UIBU +VMZ BQQMJBODF TIJQNFOUT UPUBMFE NJMMJPO VOJUT VQ GSPN UIF NJMMJPO VOJUT TIJQQFE JO +VMZ : FBS UP EBUF TIJQNFOUT GPS UIF GJSTU TFWFO NPOUIT PG XFSF OFWFSUIFMFTT EPXO GSPN +BOVBSZ +VMZ PG UIF 8BTIJOHUPO %$ CBTFE ")". BEEFE 5)& 4-08 #65 45&"%: */$3&"4& */ 5)& 4*;& 0' 6 4 )0.&4 0' '* 3.4 3&1035* /( b* /$3&"4* /(` 426"3& '005"(& 4PVSDF "NFSJDBO *OTUJUVUF PG "SDIJUFDUT 8 JUI UIF MPOH TUFFQ IPVTJOH EPXOUVSO BQQBSFOUMZ FOEJOH SFTJEFOUJBM BSDIJUFDUT BSF SFQPSUJOH UIBU IPNF TJ[FT BSF CFHJOOJOH UP SJTF QBSUJDVMBSMZ GPS MVYVSZ BOE DVTUPN IPNFT "T JMMVTUSBUFE CZ UIF HSBQI BCPWF UIF TJ[F PG OFX IPNFT BGUFS FYQMPEJOH EVSJOH UIF IPVTJOH CPPN CFHBO UP EFDSFBTF EVSJOH UIF EPXOUVSO XJUI GFXFS BOE GFXFS BSDIJUFDUT SFQPSUJOH IPNF TJ[F JODSFBTFT 5IBU USFOE IPXFWFS TFFNT UP IBWF CFFO SFWFSTFE XJUI B IJHIFS QFSDFOUBHF PG p SNT SFQPSUJOH BO JODSFBTF JO TRVBSF GPPUBHF PWFS UIF QBTU UXP ZFBST CABINET & VANITY SALES 4BMFT PG LJUDIFO DBCJOFUT BOE CBUISPPN WBOJUJFT JO DSFBTFE JO +VMZ DPNQBSFE UP UIF TBNF NPOUI JO BDDPSEJOH UP UIF ,JUDIFO $BCJOFU .BOVGBDUVSFST "T TPDJBUJPO "DDPSEJOH UP UIF 3FTUPO 7" CBTFE ,$." NBOVGBDUVSFST QBSUJDJQBUJOH JO UIF BTTPDJBUJPO ` T NPOUIMZ l 5SFOE PG #VTJOFTTz TVSWFZ SFQPSUFE UIBU PWFSBMM DBCJOFU TBMFT SPTF QBSFE UP +VMZ PG TBMFT SPTF PG TUPDL DBCJOFUT HBJOFE XIJMF TFNJ DVTUPN BOE DVTUPN DBCJOFU TBMFT JODSFBTFE UIF ,$." SFQPSUFE : FBS UP EBUF TBMFT TIPX BO JODSFBTF PG UIF USBEF BTTPDJBUJPO BEEFE JO +VMZ DPN 4BMFT