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海 i方谈 Overseas Repotr sales in 2006．up from 39．2％in 2005 and 一 趋势延续到2007年。这些公司的加 必能够恢复，这是 为由房屋市场来 37．3％in 2002．The increase reflects the 盟会使Mohawk与 Shaw组合的巾场 推动地板产业销售的增长通常需要 nloves of these companies into hard sur- 份额在2007年达到约41．0％。 6-9个月的转折期。 faceflooring．Thegoalwastonlakethem— 同时，随着美围地板需求市场的 selves into full line flooring companies． 萎缩，一些主要的分销商和非主流的 Shaw primarily nlade the nlove into hard 生产商纷纷撤出地板业，我们叮以从 《旧际小姑》：您认为il·阳的地板 surface by purchasing or building nlanu— Hoboken Flooring公司倒闭和Edge 公州应该 哪些 得剑改 ，以提 facturing facilities，while Mohawk signifi— Flooring公司合并重组事件巾看到这 升其 j欠Ⅲ公 之 的贸易合fiz? cantly increased it position in hard sur— 一 点。 Mr．Stuart Hirschhorn：Chinese floor— faces with its purchases of Dal—tile and ing companies should begin to de—-eIll-· Unilin．This trend continued into 2007 phasize their price advantage and begin with Shaw’s purchase of Anderson and 《 际小、I 》：您认为2007年荚 to invest in new technology or licensing Mohawk’s acquisition of Columbia．The 地板I 场的情况如fu』?您能 对2008 agreements in order to compete based on addition ofthese companies could increase 年的情况做 F预测? product innovations，superior design，and Mohawk and Shaw’s combined share to M r．Stuart Hirschhorn：Additional high quality．As export subsidies and about 4】．0％jn 2007． pain could continue into 2008 as the U． taxes rebates are reduced and wages rise， S．housing market shows further declines． Chinese companies IllUSt also improve At the same time，key distributors and U．S．housing starts could drop by an— productivity to remain competitive marginal manutacturers are closing their other l