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Market Trends

INTERIOR PAINT MARKET NEWS

PQI Survey of 500 Contractors in the US and Canada About Attitudes and Practices with Interior Paints; Contractors Doing Mainly Commercial and Residential Repaint Were Interviewed in 1998

The split of the respondents by the primary type of interior work done (residential repaint, new commercial work or commercial maintenance) was as follows, along with the primary source of paint for each:

 

.. Primary Type of Work Done
.. Residential
Repaint
Commercial
New
Commerical
Repaint
Where Paint is Purchased /
Number of Respondents:
264 118 130
Paint company owned stores
63% 60% 63%
Independent paint dealers
24 14 15
Home center
2 1 0
Hardware storesHardware stores
3 0 1
Shipped directly from manufacturer
7 24 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The mean price reported paid per gallon for interior paint was:

. Mean Price Paid for Interior Paint
Flat $13.11
Satin/eggshell $14.88
Semigloss $15.87
Gloss $17.51

 

 

 

 

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