U.S. Census Bureau

The Dixie Group: Celebrating 100 Years - Oct 2020

By Meg Scarbrough In a year marked by uncertainty and challenges, a Dalton, Georgia-based company is quietly celebrating a major milestone. Of the millions of businesses tallied within U.S. Census B...
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New Home Sales Rose 4.9% in February

Washington, DC, March 29, 2019--Sales of new single‐family houses in February 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 667,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Censu...
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Top 100 Home Builders Gained Market Share in 2005

Washington, DC, May 17, 2006--More than one in five new-home buyers bought their homes from the nation's top 10 builders in 2005, Builder magazine reveals in its annual Builder 100 list, published...
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Housing Starts Down 11.3% in August Driven by Multifamily

Washington, DC, September 19, 2023-Privately‐owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,283,000, 11.3% below the revised July estimate of 1,447,000 and 14.8% below t...
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Trends in Education: Designers focus on durability and flexibility

  By Heather Osteen   Construction and renovation spending in the education market hasn’t increased the way many had hoped it would post-recession. Spending in higher education, whe...
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Oct. Construction Spending Ticked Down from Sept. But Rose 1.1% YOY

Washington, DC, December 2, 2019-Construction spending during October 2019 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,291.1 billion, 0.8% below the revised September estimate of $1,301.8...
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Housing Starts Rose 5.8% in December

Washington, DC, January 21, 2021-Privately-owned housing starts in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,669,000, 5.8% above the revised November estimate of 1,578,000 and 5.2% above...
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Wholesaler Sales Rose 0.2% in November

Washington, DC, January 8, 2021-November 2020 sales of merchant wholesalers were $496.7 billion, up 0.2% from the revised October level, but were down 0.2% from the revised November 2019 level, accord...
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Distrib. Trade Sales & Manu. Shipments Down Slightly in December

Washington, DC, February 14, 2020-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for December was estimated at $1,461.0 billion, down 0.1% from November 2019 but up ...
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Trends in Education - July 2013

By Jessica Chevalier   The U.S. education sector is at an inflection point. The next decades will bring significantly more students into classrooms in both K-12 and higher education, as a res...
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Orders for Durable Goods Declined 4.5% in January

Washington, DC, February 27, 2023-New orders for manufactured durable goods in January, down two of the last three months, decreased $13.0 billion or 4.5% to $272.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau ann...
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Distributive Trade Sales & Manufacturers' Shipments Up in Dec.

Washington, DC, February 14, 2018-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for December was estimated at $1,431.3 billion, up 0.6% from November 2017 and was u...
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Trade Deficit Widened by $14B in April

Washington, DC, June 7, 2023-The goods and services deficit was $74.6 billion in April, up $14.0 billion from $60.6 billion in March, revised, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau o...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/trade-deficit-widened-by-14b-in-april

Construction Spending Down 0.7% in August

Washington, DC, October 3, 2022-Construction spending during August 2022 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,781.3 billion, 0.7% below the revised July estimate of $1,793.5 billio...
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Housing Starts Rose 6.2% YOY in June

Washington, DC, July 17, 2019-Privately‐owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,253,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This is 0.9% below the revised May est...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/housing-starts-rose-62-yoy-in-june

December Retail Sales Up 2.9% YOY, Down 0.7% from November

Washington, DC, January 15, 2021-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2020 were $540.9 billion, a decrease of 0.7% from the previous month, but 2.9% above December 201...
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Retail Sales Rose 0.4% in April

Washington, DC, May 16, 2023-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2023 were $686.1 billion, up 0.4% from the previous month, and up 1.6% above April 2022, according to th...
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New Orders for Manufactured Goods Declined 3.6% in October

Washington, DC, December 4, 2023-New orders for manufactured goods in October, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $21.8 billion or 3.6% to $576.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bure...
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Housing Starts Rose 4.8% in June

Washington, DC, July 19, 2016— Privately-owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,189,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Dev...
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Housing Permits up 3.5% in August

Washington, DC, September 17, 2015—Privately owned housing units were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,170,000 in August, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban ...
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Dec. New Home Sales Fell from Nov.'s Rate, But Rose 14.1% YOY

Washington, DC, January 25, 2018-Sales of new single-family houses in December 2017 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 625,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bur...
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Trade Deficit Widened to $45.2 Billion in November

Washington, DC, January 6, 2017—The goods and services deficit was $45.2 billion in November, up $2.9 billion from $42.4 billion in October, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau o...
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November Construction Spending Rose 0.9%

Washington, DC, January 4, 2020-Construction spending during November 2020 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,459.4 billion, 0.9% above the revised October estimate of $1,446.9 b...
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Retail Sales Remained Sluggish in June

Washington, DC, July 15, 2015—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for June were $442.0 billion, a decrease of 0.3% from the previous month, but up 1.4% above June 2014, ac...
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Orders for Manufactured Goods Up 1.0% in February

Washington, DC, April 4, 2017—New orders for manufactured goods in February, up seven of the last eight months, increased $4.8 billion or 1.0% to $476.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported....
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Distrib. Trade Sales & Manu. Shipments Down 0.1% in March

Washington, DC, May 15, 2024-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for March was estimated at $1,858.0 billion, down 0.1% from February 2024 and was up 2.1%...
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Durable Goods Orders Dropped in February

Washington, DC, March 25, 2015—New orders for durable goods fell $3.2 billion or 1.4% to $231.3 billion in February, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.   This decrease, down three of the l...
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Distributive Trade Sales, Manufacturers' Shipments Up 0.2% in Jan.

Washington, DC, March 15, 2017— The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for January was estimated at $1,359.3 billion, up 0.2% from December 2016 and wa...
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Goods & Services Deficit Narrowed by $0.1 Billion in March

Washington, DC, May 4, 2017-The goods and services deficit was $43.7 billion in March, down $0.1 billion from $43.8 billion in February, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic...
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Housing Starts Rose 11% in April

Washington, DC, May 17--The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for April 2005. Privately-...
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