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Washington, DC, June 15, 2023—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for April was estimated at $1,821.6 billion, up 0.1% from March 2023, but was down 1.3% from April 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sassuolo, IT, June 15, 2023- Confindustria Ceramica reports that there were a total of 128 ceramic tile companies operating in Italy in 2022 with a production of 431.2 million square meters (down 0.9% on 2021) and a workforce of 18,639 direct employees, similar to the previous year’s figure.
Washington, DC, June 15, 2023—In the week ending June 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 262,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Manchester, NH, June 14, 2023-CCA Global Partners Retail Group-Carpet One Floor & Home, Flooring America, Flooring Canada, International Design Guild and The Floor Trader-has introduced a new member-exclusive program to vet and recruit flooring installers.
Chicago, IL, June 14, 2023--Truist issued the following remarks about NeoCon 2023.
Washington, DC, June 14, 2023—Mortgage applications increased 7.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 9, 2023.
Washington, DC, June 14, 2023—The Producer Price Index for final demand declined 0.3% in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Dalton, GA, June 14, 2023-Carpet America Recovery Effort’s (CARE) California Carpet Stewardship Program has opened its annual cycles of capital improvements and product testing grants to advance post-consumer carpet (PCC) collection, recycling and end-product manufacturing.
Madison, WI, June 14, 2023—Floor360, a provider of residential and commercial flooring, announced that the Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce (WLCC) in Madison, Wisconsin and the Association for the Rights of Citizens with handicaps (ARCh) in Milwaukee/Waukesha, Wisconsin will each receive a 2023 Design for a Difference Makeover free of charge.
Washington, DC, June 13, 2023-The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1% in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.4% in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.