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The National Kitchen and Bath Association NKBA recently released a new research report showing that the US high-end kitchen, bademarkedet vil vokse med 28% i 2021 sammenlignet med 2020, beating the previous forecast of 19.8%.
In the NKBA’s latest market forecast, it revises its sales forecast for the kitchen and bath industry in the US in 2021. It expects consumer spending on kitchens and baths to be US$170.9 billion in 2021, op 21.4% from US$140.8 billion in 2020. This is almost 8% higher than the association’s initial estimate for the year 2021.
Ifølge NKBA, spending on new kitchens and baths in the US in 2021 forventes at stige med 28.5% sammenlignet med 2020, while spending on kitchen and bath remodels is expected to increase by 12.5%. I 2021, total spending on kitchens (new construction and remodelling) forventes at nå $81 milliard. Spending on bathrooms is estimated to reach US$89 billion, mere end 20% højere end sidste år og væsentligt højere end NKBA's oprindelige prognose.
The Kitchen and Bathroom Market Index (KBMI) is a quarterly indicator of current and future economic conditions in the kitchen and bath industry. According to the KBMI, the kitchen and bath market index released by the NKBA, the US kitchen and bath market index continued to rise from 61.9 i tredje kvartal af 2020 til 82.3 i andet kvartal af 2021, allerede op fra 69.8 i fjerde kvartal af 2019.
NKBA/John Burns Kitchen & Bath Market Index (KBMI) 2Q 2021
NKBA's analyse bemærkede, at den tidligere forsigtighed fra husejere til at reducere udgifterne til spisning, underholdning, rejser og fritid på grund af epidemiens nedlukning, sammen med regeringens $5 billioner stimuluspakke til forbrugerne, har medført en stigning i opsparingen. This coupled with record low-interest rates made housing-related loans easier. Under epidemien, the kitchen and bathroom of the home became the centre of the family. This has made more homeowners realise that bathrooms and kitchens are in desperate need of renovation. Ifølge NKBA-undersøgelsen, 30 per cent of homeowners plan to increase spending on home improvements, kun mens 20 per cent or less plan to increase spending on dining out, underholdning, rejser eller sundhed.
For dem, der planlægger boligforbedringer i 2021, køkkener og masterbadeværelser ligger på første og andenpladsen, henholdsvis, blandt de dusin hjemområder, der tilbydes. 55 per cent of respondents said they plan to remodel their kitchens, mens 40 per cent said they would primarily remodel their bathrooms. Remodelling the exterior of the house, deck/deck and master bedroom were 37%, 29% og 29% henholdsvis. Ifølge NKBA, the average price of home improvement projects was 25% higher than last year.