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Washington, DC, December 23, 2021—New orders for manufactured durable goods in November increased $6.5 billion or 2.5% to $268.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This increase, up six of the last seven months, followed a 0.1% October increase.
Washington, DC, December 23, 2021—In the week ending December 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 205,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, December 23, 2021—Personal income increased $90.4 billion (0.4%) in November, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Washington, DC, December 22, 2021-Total existing-home sales grew 1.9% from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.46 million in November, according to the National Association of Realtors. This marks three consecutive months of increases.
Kansas City, KS, December 22, 2021—MSI Surfaces will open a new distribution center and warehouse in Kansas City, Kansas, reports CoStar.
Washington, DC, December 22, 2021—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.3% in Q3, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In Q2, real GDP increased 6.7%.
Washington, DC, December 22, 2021—Seasonally adjusted construction employment in November lagged the February 2020 level in 32 states and exceeded it in 18 states and the District of Columbia, according to AGC’s analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data.
Washington, DC, December 22, 2021—Mortgage applications decreased 0.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 17, 2021.
Bethany, CT, December 20, 2021-Laticrete, a manufacturer of construction solutions for the building industry, has elected Dahra Granovsky as the newest member to its board of directors.
Arlington, VA, December 21, 2021-Coverings, the largest ceramic tile and natural stone industry event in North America, has released a lineup of featured conference sessions for Coverings 2022.