U.S. Industry Overview

The mattress industry is represented by wholly-owned manufacturers, licensing organizations, publicly traded companies, independent companies and factory directs (companies that both manufacture and retail their product).

Overall, the  industry is stable and experiences uniform sales with slight peaks in July, August and September.

Recent Trends

For the year, U.S. producers shipped 43,115,000 mattress and foundation units, a decrease of 1.4% compared to 2006.  Boosted by increases in the average unit price (AUP), however, the dollar value of shipments increased by 4.7% overall.  The value of non-innerspring mattresses expanding by 12.2% during 2006, twice the rate (6.1%) for innerspring mattresses.  Total industry shipments for 2006 were valued at $6.8 billion. 

More information about the industry is available to members in the U.S. Mattress Industry Annual Report and Sales Statistics.