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New York, NY, January 4, 2021—"A logjam in the global shipping industry is testing the resilience of China’s exporters, who have driven the country’s economic recovery by churning out goods to meet surging global demand during the Covid-19 pandemic,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Tempe, AZ, January 4, 2021—The November Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 57.5%, down 1.8 percentage points from the October reading of 59.3%, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Washington, D.C., December 4, 2021--In the second half of 2020, INSTALL welcomed one new INSTALL Warranty Contractor (IWC) and four new Alliance Partners (AP):
Washington, DC, December 23, 2020-Sales of new single-family houses in November 2020 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 841,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Ann Arbor, MI, December 23, 2020—Consumer sentiment rose 4.9% to 80.7 in December, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Washington, DC, December 23, 2020—New orders for manufactured durable goods in November increased $2.2 billion or 0.9% to $244.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
San Diego, CA, December 23, 2020—For the 11th year, Cali has earned a spot on San Diego Business Journal’s list of the region’s 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies.
Washington, DC, December 23, 2020—Personal income decreased $221.8 billion (1.1%) in November according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Washington, DC, December 23, 2020—Mortgage applications increased 0.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 18, 2020.
Washington, DC, December 23, 2020—In the week ending December 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 803,000, a decrease of 89,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.