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Washington, DC, October 1, 2021—Construction spending during August 2021 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,584.1 billion, virtually unchanged from the revised July estimate of $1,584.0 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sterling, VA, October 1, 2021-- The hot streak of U.S. imports of hardwood flooring ended in July, reports the Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Tempe, AZ, October 1, 2021-The August Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 59.9%, an increase of 0.4 percentage point from the July reading of 59.5%, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
New York, NY, October 1, 2021-Manufacturers looking to shift production out of China during the U.S.-China trade war piled into Vietnam, attracted by its low wages and the government’s business-friendly reputation, reports the Wall Street Journal. “But strict lockdowns to contain a Covid-19 wave in the largely unvaccinated country have crippled manufacturing since July, forcing companies such as Nike Inc. and Lululemon Athletica Inc. to shift production to other countries. That is prompting some businesses to rethink their heavy reliance on factories in Vietnam.”
Washington, DC, October 1, 2021— With an eye on the interior design industry’s role in the health of the planet and its occupants, the National Board of Directors of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has released its first-ever position statement on climate, health, and equity.
Columbus, OH, September 30, 2021-Starnet Commercial Flooring is presenting for the first time a new category award as part of its 2021 Starnet Design Awards-the Canadian Project of the Year winners.
Frankfurt, DE, September 30, 2017-Auria, an automotive flooring supplier, is growing its operations in Spartanburg, South Carolina, reports Fox Carolina.
Washington, DC, September 30, 2021-Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.7% in the second quarter of 2021, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Washington, DC, September 30, 2021—In the week ending September 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 362,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 351,000, according to the Department of Labor.
Wielsbeke, Belgium, September 30, 2021—Unilin Technologies has announced the U.S. Patent Office's grant of U.S. patent 10,988,942 covering "Print in Register" (PIR) on ceramic tiles.