RESTON, Va. - According to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association’s monthly Trend of Business Survey, participating cabinet manufacturers reported sales totaling $4.7 billion for 2012 up +7.3 percent compared to total sales for 2011. Stock sales were up +11.7 percent; semi-custom sales were up +4.5 percent; and custom sales ended the year on the plus side, with sales inching up 0.1 percent for 2012.

December 2012 monthly sales were up +15.2 percent compared to December 2011. Stock sales were up +21.5 percent; semi-custom sales were up +10.3 percent; custom sales were up. +9.0 percent compared to December 2011.

Survey participants include stock, semi-custom and custom companies whose combined sales represent well over 66 percent of the fragmented U.S. cabinet market. KCMA is the major trade association for manufacturers of kitchen cabinets and bath vanities, and suppliers of goods and services to the industry. All major U.S. cabinet manufacturing companies belong to KCMA. Sixty-three percent of KCMA cabinet manufacturer members report sales under $10 million annually. KCMA has been collecting industry sales data for over forty years.

Source: Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association