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The home improve­ment industry’s only prod­uct-focused size of mar­ket study provides data back to 1992 with 5‑year fore­casts for the con­sumer and pro­fes­sion­al markets. Prod­uct cat­e­go­ry lev­el detail is pro­vid­ed for the con­sumer mar­ket and new in 2018 for the pro­fes­sion­al mar­ket. Geo­graph­ic detail is pro­vid­ed for the 9 Cen­sus divisions with annu­al esti­mates to the state level.

 

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Featured Research

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Quarterly U.S. Size of the Home Improvement Products Market

The home improvement industry’s only product focused size of market study.
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Biennial Product Purchase Tracking Study (PPTS)

HIRI’s Product Purchase Tracking Study is one of the core research studies provided to members that dives into detail on products purchased by US

Biennial Project Decision Study (PDS)

To identify unmet needs in project planning, HIRI conducts a bi-annual project decision study covering 19 different project categories. 

Quarterly Home Improvement Project Activity Trackers

See the results from HIRI's Quarterly Home Improvement Project Activity Tracker covering 19 home areas and 38 home improvement activities.

Research Calendar

*Research studies marked with an asterisk are Tracking type studies that recur every month, quarter, year, or two years.

1st Quarter
  • US Size of HI Products Market Forecast*
  • Annual Homeowner Report
  • Annual Contractor Report
  • Hispanic Contractor Report
  • Product Study - Homeowner and Contractor
  • Economic & Industry Update – Monthly*
  • Canadian Homeowner Project Activity Tracker Report – CSIG Members Only*
  • Canadian Homeowner Report – CSIG Members Only*

 

 

2nd Quarter
  • US Size of HI Products Market Forecast*
  • Quarterly Contractor Business Activity Tracker*
  • Quarterly Homeowner Project Activity Tracker*
  • Eco­nom­ic & Indus­try Updates - Month­ly*
  • Chan­nel Study: Contractor and Homeowner
  • New Homebuyer Report
  • Project Study: Contractor and Homeowner
  • Canadian Size of HI Products Market Forecast - CSIG Members Only*
3rd Quarter
  • US Size of HI Prod­ucts Mar­ket Fore­cast*
  • Eco­nom­ic & Indus­try Update-Month­ly*
  • Quar­ter­ly Con­trac­tor Busi­ness Activ­i­ty Track­er*
  • Quar­ter­ly Home­own­er Project Activ­i­ty Track­er*
  • Special Topics: Contractor and Homeowner
  • Income Distribution Report
  • Product Study: Homeowner and Contractor
  • Canadian Contractor Report - CSIG Members Only
4th Quarter
  • US Size of HI Prod­ucts Mar­ket Fore­cast*
  • Eco­nom­ic & Indus­try Updates - Month­ly*
  • Quar­ter­ly Con­trac­tor Busi­ness Activ­i­ty Track­er*
  • Quar­ter­ly Home­own­er Project Activ­i­ty Track­er*
  • Generations Report
  • Channel Study: Contractor and Homeowner
  • Home Characteristics Report
  • Project Study: Contractor and Homeowner

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