Canadian ceramic tile market drops

Mar 31, 2020

In 2019, Canadian ceramic tile consumption registered a further decrease, declining by 11.2% to 35.3 million sq.m

2019 Canadian ceramic tile consumption was 35.3 million (380.1 million sq. ft.), down 11.2% from the previous year (source: Statistics Canada). As there is no significant ceramic tile production in Canada, imports approximately equal consumption.

The five countries from which the most tiles were imported into Canada in 2019 based on volume were: China (12.5 million sq.m, -18.9% both in volume and in value), Italy (8.1 million sq.m., -13.1%; -14.2% in value), Turkey (4.5 million sq.m., -26.6%; -24.6% in value), Spain (3.6 million sq.m., -10.1%; -3.8% in value) and the United States (2.5 million sq.m, +9.5%; +8.2% in value).

Canadian ceramic tile imports by country of origin, in volume
(source: Statistics Canada)

Country	2018 (sq.m)	2019 (sq.m)	2019/2018% Change
China	15,429,129	12,507,866	-18.9%
Italy	9,376,399	8,145,522	-13.1%
Turkey	6,187,936	4,542,779	-26.6%
Spain	4,044,270	3,636,584	-10.1%
United States	2,253,385	2,466,728	9.5%
All Countries	39,756,730	35,309,521	-11.2%

Canadian ceramic tile imports by country of origin, in value* (Canadian $)
(source: Statistics Canada)

Country	2018 (C$)	2019 (C$)	2019/2018% Change
Italy	176,063,597	150,974,716	-14.2%
China	128,040,117	103,994,724	-18.8%
Spain	41,121,031	39,563,761	-3.8%
Turkey	39,691,836	29,910,538	-24.6%
United States	24,936,538	26,973,374	8.2%
All Countries	435,385,816	377,287,864	-13.3%

*Canadian imports are valued FOB place of direct shipment to Canada. The import valuation excludes costs of freight and insurance in bringing the goods to Canada from the point of direct shipment.