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Washington, DC, February 19, 2026--The goods and services deficit was $70.3 billion in December, up $17.3 billion from $53.0 billion in November, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.
Washington, DC, February 19, 2026--In the week ending February 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 206,000, a decrease of 23,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, February 18, 2026-Privately-owned housing starts in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,404,000, 6.2% above the revised November estimate of 1,322,000 but 7.3% below the December 2024 rate of 1,514,000, according to the U.S. Censu Bureau.
Washington, DC, February 18, 2026--The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dropped to 43.8 in January, down from 47.1 in December, signaling a greater number of firms experienced a decline in billings compared to the previous month.
Washington, DC, February 18, 2026—Mortgage applications increased 2.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 13, 2026.
Washington, DC, February 18, 2026—The remodeling market is poised for growth in the coming years as many structural tailwinds, including an aging housing stock, the persistent lock-in effect and the trend for older home owners to age-in-place, will not be changing quickly, according to industry experts at a panel hosted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) during the International Builders’ Show in Orlando.
Portsmouth, NH, February 18, 2026—The Q4 2025 Global Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE) reveals that the global hotel construction pipeline reached a new all-time high project count with 15,922 projects/2,437,354 rooms, a 1% increase in projects year-over-year (YOY).
Washington, DC, February 18, 2026-ASID has released its 2026 Design Trends Outlook Report.
Washington, DC, February 18, 2026—New orders for manufactured durable goods in December, down two of the last three months, decreased $4.6 billion or 1.4% to $319.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This followed a 5.4% November increase.
Washington, DC, February 18, 2026—Industrial production increased 0.7% in January after moving up 0.2% in December, according to the Federal Reserve.