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FastFact: Third Quarter Remains Bedding’s Sweet Spot
November 24,
2014 by in Economic News, Industry 
The third quarter of 2014 delivered the bedding category its traditional boost.
Each year, the third quarter tends to be the strongest for mattress sales, and this year was no different sales this third quarter topping sales in the third quarter of 2013.
Bedding sales in the third quarter hit $3.4 billion, a 3 percent increase from sales of $3.3 billion in the same quarter last year.
Third quarter Mattress sales climbed 9.3 percent from second quarter of 2014 sales of $3.1 billion.
Year-to-date sales for 2014 sit at $9.7 billion, up 4.3 percent from the same period in 2013 when nine-month sales hit $9.3 billion.
The complete FastFact is available online.