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Washington, DC, October 17, 2023-- Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for September 2023 were $704.9 billion, up 0.7% from the previous month and up 3.8% above September 2022, according to the U.S Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, October 17, 2023—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes in October fell four points to 40 from a downwardly revised September reading, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Salem, NJ, October 17, 2023-Mannington Mills has signed onto the United Nations Global Compact, demonstrating its commitment to advancing best practices concerning human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.
Washington, DC, October 17, 2023—Industrial production increased 0.3% in September and advanced at an annual rate of 2.5% in Q3, according to the Federal Reserve.
Fostoria, OH, October 17, 2023—Roppe Corporation has been awarded a cooperative purchasing contract in the flooring materials with related supplies and services category at Sourcewell.
Saint Louis, MO (October 17, 2023) The National Wood Flooring Association has released its 2024 Hands-On Training Calendar.
Washington, DC, October 17, 2023—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for August was estimated at $1,857.2 billion, up 1.3% from July 2023 and was up 0.2% from August 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Mountville, PA, October 13, 2023-AHF Products, a manufacturer of hard surface flooring in North America, has purchased assets of Crossville, Inc., from the Curran Group, a family-owned, privately-held company.
New York, NY, October 16, 2023—Economists are turning optimistic on the U.S. economy, reports the Wall Street Journal. They now think it will skirt a recession, the Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates and inflation will continue to ease.
Chicago, IL, October 16, 2023—The 2023 NAFCD Annual Convention is taking place November 14 to 16 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.