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Washington, DC, May 9, 2019—Lower home prices, declining mortgage rates and solid income gains contributed to a rise in housing affordability in the first quarter of 2019, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).
Washington, DC, May 9, 2019—The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.2% in April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Washington, DC, May 9, 2019-The U.S. formerly filed paperwork Wednesday to raise tariffs on Chinese-made goods to 25% on May 10 unless progress is made in trade talks, resuming today, says the Wall Street Journal.
Jiaxing, China, May 9, 2019—CFL’s new production facilities in Taiwan and Vietnam are up and running, with initial shipments of laminate and SPC having started in March 2019.
Dallas, TX, April 29, 2019—Certified Flooring Installers Association hosted the Build My Future: Flooring Edition event in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Washington, DC, May 9, 2019—The goods and services deficit was $50.0 billion in March, up $0.7 billion from $49.3 billion in February, revised, The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.
Washington, DC, May 9, 2019—March 2019 sales of merchant wholesalers were $507.4 billion, up 2.3% from the revised February level and were up 3.9% from the March 2018 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
LaGrange, Georgia, May 8, 2019—Following approval by the Multilayer Flooring Association (MFA), and the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) boards of directors, Harlan Stone, MFA president and Dean Thompson RFCI president/CEO signed an Asset Transfer Agreement, a legal document designed to combine the two organizations under the RFCI umbrella.
Lancaster, PA, May 8, 2019-AHF Products announced a moved to a new headquarters location in Lancaster County, where all of its 126 Lancaster County corporate employees will be located.
Darien, CT, May 8, 2019- Starnet Commercial Flooring announced today the appointments of two new board directors and reelection of Les Lippert, Lippert Flooring and Tile.