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Washington, DC, December 22, 2021-Total existing-home sales grew 1.9% from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.46 million in November, according to the National Association of Realtors. This marks three consecutive months of increases.
Kansas City, KS, December 22, 2021—MSI Surfaces will open a new distribution center and warehouse in Kansas City, Kansas, reports CoStar.
Washington, DC, December 22, 2021—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.3% in Q3, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In Q2, real GDP increased 6.7%.
Washington, DC, December 22, 2021—Seasonally adjusted construction employment in November lagged the February 2020 level in 32 states and exceeded it in 18 states and the District of Columbia, according to AGC’s analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data.
Washington, DC, December 22, 2021—Mortgage applications decreased 0.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 17, 2021.
Bethany, CT, December 20, 2021-Laticrete, a manufacturer of construction solutions for the building industry, has elected Dahra Granovsky as the newest member to its board of directors.
Arlington, VA, December 21, 2021-Coverings, the largest ceramic tile and natural stone industry event in North America, has released a lineup of featured conference sessions for Coverings 2022.
New York, NY, December 21, 2021-The current activity of the U.S. economy is impacting other countries, as it absorbs imports and strains global supply chains, reports the Wall Street Journal.
New York, NY, December 20, 2021-Companies are bracing for more steep increases in shipping and logistics prices next year after supply-chain costs soared in the scramble to move goods during the Covid-19 pandemic, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Tempe, AZ, December 20, 2021-Economic improvement in the United States will continue in 2022, say the nation's purchasing and supply management executives in the December 2021 Semiannual Economic Forecast.