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FastFact: Mattress Sales Climb in 2Q
August 4,
2014 by in Economic News, Industry, Mattresses, Product
Despite the historical odds stacked against the bedding industry, the category has experienced a second quarter increase in sales.
In 2009, bedding sales fell to a record low of 2.3 percent. The most up-to-date sales statistics available from FurnitureCore report that bedding sales have climbed 4 percent in comparison to this time in 2013.
According to historical data, bedding sales statistics typically form a downward slope between the first and second quarters.
Sales for the bedding industry were at an all-time high the third quarter of 2013. Year-to-date sales are up 3.9 percent for 2014.
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