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Washington, DC, February 12, 2025-The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, after rising 0.4% in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Washington, DC, February 12, 2025—Mortgage applications increased 2.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 7, 2025.
New York, NY, February 12, 2025—Total U.S. imports of ceramic tile in the year 2024 were 179.3 million square meters, a decline of 3.4% from the year 2023 when imports were 185.6 million square meters, according to Grosser Consulting. By dollar value, total ceramic imports were $1.953 million (-3.0%).
Washington, DC, February 12, 2025-Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.4 months in January, according to an ABC member survey conducted Jan. 21 to Feb. 3. The reading is unchanged from January 2024.
Dalton, GA, February 12, 2025-FCITS (Flooring Consultants & Inspection Training Services), an independent flooring inspection and training provider in the industry, had announced its upcoming Complete Flooring Inspector Certification Course, taking place March 3 to 7 in Dalton, Georgia.
Columbus, OH, February 12, 2025-Creative Design Flooring (CDF) has joined Starnet.
Jacksonville, FL, February 12, 2025-Cain and Bultman-a distributor of residential and commercial floorcovering, operating in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina-announced the following floorcovering industry professionals have joined its team.
Charlotte, NC, February 11, 2025-In 2024, ceramic imports were down for the third consecutive year, while vinyl flooring imports increased though share gain seemed to be slowing, reports Truist.
Washington, DC, February 11, 2025—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell by 2.3 points in January to 102.8. This is the third consecutive month above the 51-year average of 98.
Boston, MA, February 11, 2025 — The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, grew 5.6% in January to 225.7 (2000=100) from the revised December reading of 213.6. Over the month, commercial planning increased 4.2% while institutional planning improved 8.7%.