Indawo yokupheka & Imboni yokugezela ekhishini yemidiya & Izindaba Zokugeza
The National Kitchen and Bath Association NKBA recently released a new study showing that in 2021, i-U.S. high-end kitchen, imakethe yokugeza izokhula 28% ngaphezulu 2020, exceeding the previous forecast of 19.8%.
In NKBA’s latest market forecast, it revised its forecast for U.S. kitchen and bath industry sales in 2021. Consumer spending on kitchens and baths is projected to be $170.9 billion in 2021, phezulu 21.4 amaphesenti avela $140.8 billion in 2020. That’s nearly 8 percent higher than the association’s initial estimate for 2021.
According to NKBA, new kitchen and bath spending in the U.S. is expected to increase 28.5 iphesenti ku 2021 uma kuqhathaniswa 2020, while kitchen and bath remodeling spending is expected to increase 12.5 okuthontela imisebenzi. Ku 2021, total kitchen spending (new construction and remodeling) kulindeleke ukuthi ifinyelele $81 bhiliyoni. Bathroom spending is estimated to reach $89 bhiliyoni, Ngaphezu kwe 20% iphakeme kunonyaka odlule futhi iphakeme kakhulu kunesibikezelo sokuqala se-NKBA.
The Kitchen and Bath Market Index (I-KBMI) is a quarterly measure of current and future economic conditions in the kitchen and bath industry. According to the Kitchen and Bath Market Index KBMI released by NKBA, i-U.S. Kitchen and Bath Market Index continued to rise from 61.9 engxenyeni yesithathu ye 2020 ku 82.3 engxenyeni yesibili ye 2021, isivele iphezulu ukusuka 69.8 engxenyeni yesine ye 2019.
Ukuhlaziywa kwe-NKBA kuqaphele ukuthi isixwayiso sangaphambilini sabanikazi bezindlu sokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali ekudleni, ukuzijabulisa, ukuhamba nokungcebeleka ngenxa yokuvalwa kwendawo okuwubhubhane, ngokubambisana nohulumeni $5 iphakethe le-trillion stimulus kubathengi, kulethe ukwanda ekongeni. Leli, coupled with record low-interest rates made it easier to get housing-related loans. Phakathi nomqedazwe, people lived at home and kitchens and bathrooms became the center of the home, making more homeowners aware of the urgent need for bathroom and kitchen remodeling. Ngokocwaningo lwe-NKBA, 30 percent of homeowners plan to increase spending on home remodeling, ngenkathi kuphela 20 percent or less plan to increase spending on dining out, ukuzijabulisa, ukuhamba noma impilo.
Kulabo abahlela ukuthuthukiswa kwekhaya ku 2021, amakhishi kanye nezindlu zangasese ezisezingeni eliphezulu zibalwa kuqala nesibili, ngokulandelana, among the dozen home areas offered. 55 percent of respondents said they plan to remodel their kitchens, ngenkathi 40 percent said they primarily remodel their bathrooms. Remodeling the exterior of the house, deck/deck, and master bedroom were 37%, 29%, futhi 29%, ngokulandelana. Ngokusho kwe-NKBA, the average price of home improvement projects is 25 percent higher than last year.



