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National Freight Rates Declined 14% in Nov but Are Up 284%  YOY

National Freight Rates Declined 14% in Nov but Are Up 284% YOY

Miami Beach, FL, December 3, 2021-Freight rates fell 14% overall month-over-month in November to $9,364/FEU, but prices are still 284% higher than last year and more than six times the pre-pandemic norm, reports Freightos. These facts relate to all goods, not only flooring.

Construction Employment Rose YOY in October

Construction Employment Rose YOY in October

Washington, DC, December 3, 2021— Nearly two out of three U.S. metro areas added construction jobs between October 2020 and October 2021, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data.

DFS Acquires Dynamic Commercial Flooring Systems

DFS Acquires Dynamic Commercial Flooring Systems

Van Nuys, CA, December 2, 2021-DFS Flooring has acquired the assets of Dynamic Commercial Flooring Systems, a privately-owned full-service commercial flooring company located in Sacramento, California.

Mannington Announces Price Increase on Hard & Soft Flooring

Mannington Announces Price Increase on Hard & Soft Flooring

Salem, NJ, December 2, 2021—Due to continued and significant increased costs in raw materials, labor and domestic and international freight, Mannington Residential and Phenix Flooring recently announced that they will be implementing a price increase.

Pitt Researchers Seeking to Make Floors Less Slippery

Pitt Researchers Seeking to Make Floors Less Slippery

Pittsburgh, PA, December 2, 2021-- The University of Pittsburgh’s Kurt Beschorner and Tevis Jacobs will use an award from the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) to measure roughness of floor surfaces on the smallest scales ever measured.

Construction Spending Inched Up 0.2% in October

Construction Spending Inched Up 0.2% in October

Washington, DC, December 1, 2021-Construction spending during October 2021 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,598.0 billion, 0.2% above the revised September estimate of $1,594.8 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

ISM Manufacturing Index Rose to 61.1% in November

ISM Manufacturing Index Rose to 61.1% in November

Tempe, AZ, December 1, 2021-The November Manufacturing Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) registered 61.1%, an increase of 0.3 percentage point from the October reading of 60.8%, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.