Research
The NKBA conducts regular research on a variety of topics of interest to the kitchen and bath industry. If you don't see what you're looking for here, please contact Ed Pell, Manager of Market Research, at
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The NKBA's research blog, K+B DeltaVee, tracks economic statistics and offers other items of interest.
Kitchen/Bath Industry Outlook
The 2008 Kitchen/Bath Industry Outlook is the most comprehensive look at kitchens and baths in the U.S. Get the most reliable picture of the industry's size and scope, including remodeling and new construction spending on kitchens and bathrooms, product usage, and demographics of consumer households that remodel. Click here for more information.
Salary Surveys
The NKBA is currently conducting its 2008 series of salary surveys for members and non-members.
If you own or work at a kitchen/bath dealership click here.
If you own or work at a kitchen/bath design only firm, click here.
For results of the 2006 salary surveys for dealers designers and cabinet/shops fabricators, click here.
Kitchen/Bath Dealer Business Barometer
The NKBA tracks kitchen and bath sales and showroom traffic on a monthly basis.
If you are a kitchen/bath dealer and would like to participate in the current survey, click here.
For results of the February survey, click here.
For results of the March survey, click here.
Results of the April survey will be posted shortly.
Sustainable Design & Practices Survey
The NKBA is currently conducting a survey on environmentally sustainable design and business practices. If you are a kitchen/bath dealer and would like to participate, please click here.
Kitchen/Bath Firms Still Hiring
Some 60.2% of NKBA member firms expect to hire new employees in the next 18 months, and 59.8% have hired new employees in the past year and a half, according to a new survey on hiring practices. For more information, click here.
2006 Salary Surveys
Results of the NKBA's 2006 salary surveys are available below.