After five years of uninterrupted growth, the Italian ceramic tile industry experienced a downturn in 2018. The preliminary figures published by Confindustria Ceramica and Prometeia point to a 2,8% decline in production and total sales to 410 million sq.m [compared to 422 million sq.m in 2017), a 2.9% fall in exports from 338 million to 328 million sq.m and a 2% contraction in domestic sales to 82 million sq.m. To avoid accumulating excessive warehouse inventory, a number of companies decided to extend their traditional Christmas break by a couple of weeks.
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