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Washington, DC, May 28, 2026-Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.6% in Q1 2026, according to the second estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In Q4 2025, real GDP increased 0.5%.
Washington, DC, May 28, 2026—Sales of new single-family houses in April 2026 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 622,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 6.2% below the March 2026 rate of 663,000 and 11.3% below the April 2025 rate of 701,000.
Washington, DC, May 28, 2026—Personal income decreased less than $0.1 billion (less than 0.1% at a monthly rate) in April, according to estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
Washington, DC, May 28, 2026—New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, up two consecutive months, increased $25.5 billion or 7.9% to $346.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This followed a 1.3% March increase.
Washington, DC, May 28, 2026—In the week ending May 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Viken, Sweden, May 28, 2026-Välinge Innovation and Jiangsu Winday Automation Technology Co., Ltd. (Winday) have collaborated to develop a new high-performance 5G inserter machine designed to meet the evolving needs of modern flooring production.
Washington, DC, May 27, 2026—Mortgage applications decreased 8.5% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending May 22.
Viken, Sweden, May 27, 2026—Välinge Innovation has entered into a new agreement with its licensee Zhejiang Kingsun Building Material Technology Co., Ltd (Kingsun, part of Kingdom group) to utilize Välinge’s patented solution for the new generation of edge solution in resilient flooring.
Norwalk, CT, May 27, 2026—HMTX Industries’ Georgia-based employees were joined by employees from the Global HQ in Norwalk, Connecticut for a week of volunteering at Habitat for Humanity’s 2026 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project hosted by Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.
New York, NY, May 26, 2026- The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 0.7% annual gain for March 2026, down from a 0.8% rise in the previous month.