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Washington, DC, April 17, 2018—Industrial production rose 0.5% in March after increasing 1.0% in February; the index advanced 4.5% at an annual rate for the first quarter as a whole, according to the Federal Reserve.
Washington, DC, April 17, 2018— Privately-owned housing starts in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,319,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced.
Seattle, WA, April 17, 2018—In the quarter four 2017, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) rose 1% from the previous quarter to reach just over $76/m3.
Syosset, NY, April 17, 2018—Stanton Carpet announced key changes to its West Coast sales leadership. Rich Crawford was promoted to Western regional vice president of Antrim, Rosecore and Crescent.
Washington, DC, April 16, 2018—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2018 were $494.6 billion, an increase of 0.6% from the previous month, and 4.5% above March 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, April 16, 2018—Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes edged down one point to a level of 69 in April on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) but remains on firm ground.
Washington, DC, April 16, 2018—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for February was estimated at $1,430.4 billion, up 0.4% from January 2018 and was up 5.8% from February 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Dallas, TX, April 16, 2018—Dal-Tile’s production facility in Muskogee, Oklahoma was recently recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for “zero recordables and zero lost time accidents” during 2017.
Ann Arbor, MI, April 13, 2018—Consumer sentiment fell 3.6% from March’s 101.4 rate to 97.8 in early April, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Tampa, FL, April 13, 2018—At the National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) Expo and Annual Meeting—wrapping today in Tampa—the organization unveiled several initiatives for 2018, which have been approved by the board, one of which is the its mission to define real hardwood flooring.