U.S. Census Bureau

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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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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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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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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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 Fell 22.3% in March

Washington, DC, April 16, 2020-Privately‐owned housing starts in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,216,000, 22.3% below the revised February estimate of 1,564,000 but 1.4% above the...
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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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Orders for Manufactured Goods Rose 2.8% in September

Washington, DC, November 2, 2023-New orders for manufactured goods in September, up six of the last seven months, increased $16.1 billion or 2.8% to $601.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. Th...
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Distributive Trade Sales & Manufacturers' Shipments Up 5.7% YOY

Washington, DC, March 14, 2018-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for January was estimated at $1,426.0 billion, down 0.2% from December 2017 but was up ...
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August Retail Sales Rose 0.3% from July, Up 9.1% YOY

Washington, DC, September 15, 2022-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August 2022 were $683.3 billion, an increase of 0.3% from the previous month, and 9.1% above August 2021...
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Orders for Manufactured Goods Virtually Flat in August

Washington, DC, October 4, 2022-New orders for manufactured goods in August, down two consecutive months, decreased less than $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to $548.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bur...
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Home Ownership Rate Lowest in 20 Years

Washington, DC, Oct. 29, 2014 -- Home ownership in the U.S. has dropped to the lowest rate in two decades, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.The report showed declines across the country and at most...
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Retail Sales Rose 0.6% in February

Washington, DC, March 14, 2024-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2024 were $700.7 billion, up 0.6% from the previous month and up 1.5% above February 2023, accordin...
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Orders for Durable Goods Down 1.6% in February

Washington, DC, April 2, 2019-New orders for manufactured durable goods in February decreased $4.2 billion or 1.6% to $250.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.  This decrease, down follo...
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August Retail Sales Up 6.6% YOY

Washington, DC, September 14, 2018-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August 2018 were $509.0 billion, an increase of 0.1% from the previous month and 6.6% above August 2017,...
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New Home Sales Rose 9.6% in March

Washington, DC, April 25, 2023-Sales of new single‐family houses in March 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 683,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau a...
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Factory Orders Fell 1.5% in June

Washington, DC, August 4, 2016—New orders for manufactured goods in June, down two consecutive months, decreased $6.9 billion or 1.5% to $447.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. Thi...
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Goods & Services Deficit Expanded by $8.1B in September

Washington, DC, November 4, 2021-The goods and services deficit was $80.9 billion in September, up $8.1 billion from $72.8 billion in August, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Eco...
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July Manufactured Goods Orders Rose for 3rd Consecutive Month

Washington, DC, September 5, 2019-New orders for manufactured goods in July, up two consecutive months, increased $6.9 billion or 1.4% to $500.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed...
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Housing Starts Up 12.3% in August

Washington, DC, September 18, 2019-Privately‐owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,364,000, 12.3% above the revised July estimate of 1,215,000 and is 6.6% above...
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Distributive Trade Sales & Manufacturer Shipments Down 1.9% in Feb.

Washington, DC, April 15, 2021-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for February was estimated at $1,549.6 billion, down 1.9% from January 2021 but was up ...
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Retail Sales Rose in January

Washington, DC, February 12, 2016—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for January were $449.9 billion, an increase of 0.2% from the previous month, and 3.4% above January ...
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July New Home Sales Up 12.4%, Hit Highest Rate Since Oct. 2007

Washington, DC, August 23, 2016—Sales of new single-family houses in July 2016 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 654,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bu...
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Trends in Education: Market analysis, trends and manufacturer updates

By Calista Sprague   After a period of contraction, the U.S. education construction market stabilized in 2014, growing 1% to $78 billion, according to Market Insights LLC. This year got off t...
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New Home Sales Rose 4.5% in March

Washington, DC, April 23, 2018-Sales of new single‐family houses in March 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 692,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau a...
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Goods & Services Deficit Expanded by $3.9 Billion in March

Washington, DC, May 4, 2021-The goods and services deficit was $74.4 billion in March, up $3.9 billion from $70.5 billion in February, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic A...
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Housing Starts Fell 5.8% in August, But Up 0.9% YOY

Washington, DC, September 20, 2016— Privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,142,000, 5.8% below the revised July estimate of 1,212,000 but 0.9% ab...
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July Merchant Wholesaler Sales Up 5.9% YOY

Washington, DC, September 8, 2017- July 2017 sales of merchant wholesalers were $465.1 billion, down 0.1% from the revised June level, but were up 5.9% from the July 2016 level, according to the U.S. ...
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April Sales of Merchant Wholesalers Up 1.6% from March

Washington, DC, June 9, 2015—The U.S. Census Bureau announced that April 2015 sales of merchant wholesalers, except manufacturers’ sales branches and offices, were $448.3 billion, up 1.6...
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April Wholesaler Sales Rose 0.8% from March, Up 43.6% YOY

Washington, DC, June 9, 2021-April 2021 sales of merchant wholesalers were $570.8 billion, up 0.8% from the revised March level and were up 43.6% from the revised April 2020 level, according to the U....
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