The 2006/2007 Market Outlook for MOLDING AND TRIM

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Discussion Parameters

Sources and Methodology

CHAPTER I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Overview
• Market
• Distribution
• Other Areas of Interest

CHAPTER II: THE U.S. MARKET FOR MOLDING AND TRIM

• Overview
• The Wood Molding and Trim Segment
• The Plastic Molding and Trim Segment
• The "Other" Molding and Trim Segment
• End-Use Markets
• Builder's 2005 Brand Use Study
• Producer Prices
• Raw Materials:
  • Lumber
  • Synthetic Material
  • Metals
  • Medium-Density Fiberboard

CHAPTER III: FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND

• Overview
• The Economy
• Fashion Trends
• Construction
• Weather
• Housing Characteristics
• Remodeling
• The Door and Window Market
• Home Improvement Television Shows
• New Quick Clips System for Molding Installation

CHAPTER IV: DISTRIBUTION TRENDS

• Overview
• What Consumers Are Asking For
• Wholesale:
  • Sales of Lumber and Other Construction Materials
  • Number of Stores, Employees, and Annual Payroll
• Retail:
  • Home Improvement Retailers
  • Home Centers
  • Other Building Material Dealers
  • Hardware Stores
• The Internet Becomes a Big Marketing Tool
• Distributor Profiles:
  • 84 Lumber Company
  • Ace Hardware Corporation
  • Builders FirstSource, Inc
  • The Home Depot, Inc
  • Lowe's Companies, Inc
  • Menard, Inc
  • The Strober Organization, Inc
  • True Value Company

CHAPTER V: FOREIGN TRADE

• Wood Molding and Trim:
  • U.S. Balance of Trade
  • U.S. Apparent Consumption
  • U.S. Exports
  • U.S. Imports
• Metal Doors and Windows and Picture Frames:
  • U.S. Balance of Trade
  • U.S. Exports
  • U.S. Imports
• Plastic Doors and Windows and Picture Frames:
  • U.S. Balance of Trade
  • U.S. Exports
  • U.S. Imports

CHAPTER VI: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• The U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry:
  • Industry Sales
  • Payroll and Material Costs
  • Employment
  • Capital Expenditures
  • Ending Inventories and Plant Capacity Utilization Rate
• The U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry:
  • Industry Sales
  • Payroll and Material Costs
  • Employment
  • Capital Expenditures
  • Ending Inventories and Plant Capacity Utilization Rate
• The Plant Manager's Workbook:
  • How to Use This Section
  • Gathering Your Data
  • Developing Your Ratios
  • How Does Your Plant Stack Up?
  • Explanation of Terms

CHAPTER VII: COMPANY PROFILES

• Introduction
• A Lewis Manufacturing Co
• Boyce Highlands Inc
• The Collins Companies, Inc
• El & El Wood Products Corp
• Ferche Millwork, Inc
• Flex Trim Industries, Inc
• Fypon, Ltd
• Georgia-Pacific Corporation
• Gossen Corporation
• Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
• Melton Classics Incorporated
• Morse Hardwood & Millwork Company
• Pacific MDF Products Inc
• Royal Mouldings Ltd
• Setzer Forest Products, Inc
• Sierra Pacific Industries
• Timbron International Inc
• Weyerhaeuser Company
• White River Hardwoods-Woodworks, Inc

SECTION VIII: DIRECTORY OF SELECTED MANUFACTURERS OF MOLDING AND TRIM

• Introduction
• Directory

LIST OF TABLES

• Table II-1 U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Molding and Trim
• Table II-2 U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Molding and Trim, by Material Type
• Table II-3 Material Mix of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Molding and Trim
• Table II-4 Growth Trends in the Molding and Trim Market, by Material
• Table II-5 U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Molding and Trim, by End-Use Market
• Table II-6 Producer Price Trends for Wood Moldings
• Table II-7 Producer Price Trends for Prefinished Wood Moldings Made from Purchased Moldings
• Table II-8 Producer Prices Trends for Metal Molding and Trim and Storefronts
• Table II-9 Lumber Production, Imports, Exports, and Consumption in the U.S.
• Table II-10 Distribution of Lumber Production in the US, by Region
• Table II-11 U.S. Imports of Lumber, by Country of Origin
• Table II-12 U.S. Exports of Lumber, by Country of Destination
• Table II-13 Producer Price Trends for Lumber
• Table II-14 Producer Price Trends for Plastics Material and Resins Manufacturing
• Table II-15 Producer Price Trends for Cold Rolled Steel Sheets and Strip, Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing, and Aluminum Extruded Products
• Table II-16 Medium-Density Fiberboard Production and Plant Capacity Utilization Rates in the US
• Table II-17 U.S. Exports of Wood Fiberboard, of a Density Over 0.8 Grams per Centimeter, by Country of Destination
• Table II-18 U.S. Exports of Wood Fiberboard, of a Density Over 0.5 Grams But Not Over 0.8 Grams per Centimeter, by Country of Destination
• Table II-19 U.S. Imports of Medium-Density Fiberboard of a Density Over 0.8 Grams per Centimeter, Not Mechanically
• Worked or Surface Covered, by Country of Origin
• Table II-20 U.S. Imports of Other Medium-Density Fiberboard of a Density Over 0.8 Grams per Centimeter, Not Surface Covered, Except for Oil Treatment, by Country of Origin
• Table II-21 U.S. Imports of Medium-Density Fiberboard of a Density Over 0.5 Grams, But Not Over 0.8 Grams per Centimeter, Not Mechanically Worked or Surfaced Covered, by Country of Origin
• Table II-22 U.S. Imports of Other Medium-Density Fiberboard of a Density Over 0.5 Grams But Not Over 0.8 Grams per Centimeter, Not Surface Covered, Except for Oil Treatment, by Country of Origin
• Table III-1 U.S. Gross Domestic Product
• Table III-2 U.S. Gross Private Domestic Investment
• Table III-3 U.S. Industrial Production Index
• Table III-4 U.S. Disposable Personal Income
• Table III-5 U.S. Per Capita Disposable Personal Income
• Table III-6 U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures
• Table III-7 U.S. Per Capita Personal Consumption Expenditures
• Table III-8 Consumer Confidence Index
• Table III-9 Interest Rates Charged by U.S. Banks
• Table III-10 Value of Total New Construction in the U.S.
• Table III-11 Value of Total New Construction in the US: Private vs Public
• Table III-12 Value of New Construction, by Type
• Table III-13 Value of New Private Construction: Residential vs Nonresidential
• Table III-14 Value of New Private Residential Building Construction, by Type
• Table III-15 Value of New Private Nonresidential Construction, by Type
• Table III-16 Value of Total New Public Construction, by Type
• Table III-17 Value of New State and Local Nonresidential Construction, by Type
• Table III-18 Privately Owned New Housing Starts, by Type
• Table III-19 Privately Owned New Housing Starts, by Region
• Table III-20 Average Square Feet of Floor Area in New Privately Owned One-Family Houses, by Region
• Table III-21 Number of Stories in New Privately Owned One-Family Housing Units Completed
• Table III-22 Total Expenditures for Residential Improvements and Repairs, by Type
• Table III-23 U.S. Resident Population Trends and Projections
• Table III-24 U.S. Population Trends and Projections, by Age Group
• Table III-25 Projected Age Distribution of the U.S. Population
• Table III-26 U.S. Population and Household Trends and Projections
• Table III-27 U.S. Resident Population Projections, by Region
• Table III-28 U.S. Resident Population Projections, by State
• Table III-29 Projected Distribution of the U.S. Population, by State
• Table IV-1 Wholesale Sales of Lumber and Other Construction Materials
• Table IV-2 Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Wholesalers:Number of Stores, Employees, and Annual Payroll
• Table IV-3 Financial Profile of Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Wholesalers
• Table IV-4 Retail Sales by Home Improvement Retailers
• Table IV-5 Retail Sales by Home Improvement Retailers, by Type of Store
• Table IV-6 Home Center Stores: Number of Stores, Employees, and Annual Payroll
• Table IV-7 Leading Home Center Store and Lumberyard Retailers
• Table IV-8 Financial Profile of Home Centers
• Table IV-9 Other Building Material Dealers: Number of Stores, Employees, and Annual Payroll
• Table IV-10 Financial Profile of Other Building Material Dealers
• Table IV-11 Hardware Stores: Number of Stores, Employees, and Annual Payroll
• Table IV-12 Leading Hardware Store Retailers
• Table IV-13 Financial Profile of Hardware Stores
• Table V-1 U.S. Balance of Trade for Wood Molding and Trim
• Table V-2 U.S. Apparent Consumption of Wood Molding and Trim
• Table V-3 U.S. Imports of Wood Molding and Trim as a Percentage of US Apparent Consumption
• Table V-4 U.S. Exports of Wood Molding and Trim as a Percentage of US Manufacturers' Sales
• Table V-5 U.S. Exports of Wood Molding and Trim
• Table V-6 U.S. Exports of ConiferoU.S. Wood Molding and Trim, by Country of Destination
• Table V-7 U.S. Exports of NonconiferoU.S. Wood Molding and Trim, by Country of Destination
• Table V-8 U.S. Exports of Wooden Frames for Paintings, Photographs, Mirrors, or Similar Objects, by Country of Destination
• Table V-9 U.S. Imports of Wood Molding and Trim
• Table V-10 U.S. Imports of Pine Standard Wood Molding and Trim, by Country of Origin
• Table V-11 U.S. Imports of Other ConiferoU.S. Standard Wood Molding and Trim, by Country of Origin
• Table V-12 U.S. Imports of Other ConiferoU.S. Wood Molding and Trim, by Country of Origin
• Table V-13 U.S. Imports of NonconiferoU.S. Standard Wood Molding and Trim, by Country of Origin
• Table V-14 U.S. Imports of Other NonconiferoU.S. Wood Molding and Trim, by Country of Origin
• Table V-15 U.S. Imports of Wooden Frames for Paintings, Photographs, Mirrors, or Similar Objects, by Country of Origin
• Table V-16 U.S. Balance of Trade for Metal Doors and Windows
• Table V-17 U.S. Exports of Metal Doors and Windows, by Country of Destination
• Table V-18 U.S. Exports of Metal Picture Frames, by Country of Destination
• Table V-19 U.S. Imports of Metal Doors and Windows, by Country of Origin
• Table V-20 U.S. Imports of Metal Picture Frames, by Country of Origin
• Table V-21 U.S. Balance of Trade for Plastic Doors and Windows
• Table V-22 U.S. Exports of Plastic Doors and Door Frames, by Country of Destination
• Table V-23 U.S. Exports of Plastic Windows and Their Frames, and Thresholds for Plastic Doors, by Country of Destination
• Table V-24 U.S. Exports of Plastic Picture Frames, by Country of Destination
• Table V-25 U.S. Imports of Plastic Doors and Windows, by Country of Origin
• Table V-26 U.S. Imports of Plastic Picture Frames, by Country of Origin
• Table VI-1 Operating Structure of the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-2 Gross Operating Margin in the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-3 Value Added by Manufacture in the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-4 Vertical Integration Index for the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-5 Employment Structure of the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-6 Total Labor Costs in the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-7 Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers in the US Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-8 Cost of Living Index for Production Workers in the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-9 Labor Productivity in the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-10 Indexes of Real Labor Productivity in the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-11 New Capital Expenditures by the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-12 Plant vs Equipment Expenditures by the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-13 Ending Inventories in the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-14 Plant Capacity Utilization Rates in the U.S. Wood Molding and Other Wood Millwork Products Industry
• Table VI-15 Operating Structure of the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-16 Gross Operating Margin in the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-17 Value Added by Manufacture in the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-18 Vertical Integration Index for the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-19 Employment Structure of the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-20 Total Labor Costs in the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-21 Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers in the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-22 Cost of Living Index for Production Workers in the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-23 Labor Productivity in the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry Table VI-24 Indexes of Real Labor Productivity in the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-25 Capital Expenditures by the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-26 Plant vs Equipment Expenditures by the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-27 Ending Inventories in the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VI-28 Plant Capacity Utilization Rates in the U.S. Metal Door and Window Industry
• Table VII-1 U.S. Molding and Trim Sales, by Selected Companies
• Table VII-2 U.S. Wood and Other Molding and Trim Sales, by Selected Companies
• Table VII-3 U.S. Plastic Molding and Trim Sales, by Selected Companies

LIST OF FIGURES

• Figure II-1 Product Mix of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Molding and Trim
• Figure II-2 Material Mix of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Molding and Trim
• Figure II-3 Plastic Molding and Trim, Demand by Resin Type
• Figure II-4 U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Molding and Trim, by End-Use Market
• Figure IV-1 Wholesale Sales of Lumber and Other Construction Materials
• Figure IV-2 Retail Sales by Home Improvement Retailers
• Figure V-1 U.S. Balance of Trade for Wood Molding and Trim: Value
• Figure V-2 U.S. Balance of Trade for Wood Molding and Trim: Quantity