Carpet And Rug Industry Statistics

The carpet industry in the United States (Based on 2007 statistics)

• Total industry shipments in 2007 totaled 1.6 billion square yards (14.4 billion square feet). (In 1950, industry shipments were 97 million square yards.)
• Most carpet today is tufted, the process that grew out of the chenille bedspread industry.

The impact of the carpet industry in Georgia (Based on 2007 statistics)

• Ninety percent of the U.S. carpet market is supplied by mills located within Georgia (Whitfield, Gordon, Catoosa, Murray, Fannin, Troup, and Bartow counties).
• The four largest carpet companies are headquartered in Georgia and eight of the largest 13 carpet companies are headquartered in Georgia.