Carpet And Rug Industry Statistics

The carpet industry in the United States (Based on 2005 statistics)

• Total industry shipments (2005) totaled 2.057 billion square yards (18.5 billion square feet) or $13.9 billion at the mill level. (In 1950, industry shipments were 97 million square yards.)
• The United States supplies approximately 45 percent of the world’s carpet.
• Most carpet today — 90 percent — is tufted, the process that grew out of the chenille bedspread industry.

The impact of the carpet industry in Georgia (Based on 2005 statistics)

• Eighty percent of the U.S. carpet market is supplied by mills located within a 65 mile radius of Dalton, Georgia (Whitfield, Gordon, Catoosa, Murray and Bartow counties).
• The manufacturer in Georgia with the largest number of employees is a carpet manufacturer.
• The four largest carpet companies are headquartered in Georgia, and eight of the largest 13 carpet companies are headquartered in Georgia.