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Washington, DC, January 16, 2020-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2019 were $529.6 billion, an increase of 0.3% from the previous month, and 5.8% above December 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Cambridge, MA, January 16, 2020-National spending for improvements and repairs on owner-occupied homes is expected to rise only modestly this year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Washington, DC, January 16, 2020—Prices for U.S. imports advanced 0.3% in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, after ticking up 0.1% the previous month.
Chicago, TN, January 16, 2020—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) and The International Surface Event (TISE) have extended their partnership in 2020.
Washington, DC, January 16, 2020—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for November was estimated at $1,465.7 billion, up 0.7% from October 2019 and was up 1.0% from November 2018, according the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, January 15, 2020—Mortgage applications increased 30.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 10, 2020.
Washington, DC, January 15, 2020—The Producer Price Index for final demand edged up 0.1% in December, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Calhoun, GA, January 15, 2020—Halstead/Metroflor’s Addiction Crisis charity (HMAC) will host a night of musical entertainment in Cartersville, Georgia to raise funds to combat the addiction epidemic affecting addicts and their families nationwide.
Grand Rapids, MI, January 15, 2020—BIFMA, the voice of the commercial furniture industry, has announced that in anticipation of its long-serving executive director Thomas Reardon’s early 2020 retirement plan, it is initiating a search to identify a new leader.
Hannover, DE, January 15, 2020—I4F announced its new “Valuable Ideas” Award. Yoon J. Koh, chairman of NOX Corporation, was named as the 2019 winner of this new award.