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Washington, DC, January 16, 2025—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2024 were $729.2 billion, an increase of 0.4% from the previous month and up 3.9% from December 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, January 16, 2025—U.S. import prices advanced 0.1% in December following a 0.1% increase in each of the previous two months, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Aurora, CO, January 16, 2025—Uzin Utz North America Inc. is pleased to announce Marco Ludwig's appointment as president.
Paris, France, January 16, 2025—Atlas Concorde has announced the opening of Atlas Concorde Studio Paris, consolidating its international presence in the heart of Paris.
Washington, DC, January 16, 2025—In the week ending January 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Orlando, FL, January 15, 2025-Speaking at CCA Global's ConneXtion conference in Orlando, Florida, ITR economist Connor Lokar reported that U.S. industrial production--which more closely mirrors the flooring industry than GDP--has been in recession for the last 18 to 24 months, but that is changing.
Orlando, FL, January 15, 2025-CCA presented several awards at its 2025 ConneXtion conference, taking place in Orlando, Florida.
Washington, DC, January 15, 2025—Mortgage applications increased 33.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 10, 2025.
Washington, DC, January 15, 2025—The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in December, after rising 0.3% in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Fiorano Modenese, Italy, January 15, 2025—Laminam, a ceramic slab manufacturer, has purchased the controlling stake in Iberstone from the Zapatero family.