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Washington, DC, January 16, 2025—In the week ending January 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Orlando, FL, January 15, 2025-Speaking at CCA Global's ConneXtion conference in Orlando, Florida, ITR economist Connor Lokar reported that U.S. industrial production--which more closely mirrors the flooring industry than GDP--has been in recession for the last 18 to 24 months, but that is changing.
Orlando, FL, January 15, 2025-CCA presented several awards at its 2025 ConneXtion conference, taking place in Orlando, Florida.
Washington, DC, January 15, 2025—Mortgage applications increased 33.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 10, 2025.
Washington, DC, January 15, 2025—The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in December, after rising 0.3% in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Fiorano Modenese, Italy, January 15, 2025—Laminam, a ceramic slab manufacturer, has purchased the controlling stake in Iberstone from the Zapatero family.
Dalton, GA, January 15, 2025—CARE executive director Bob Peoples offered the following summary of California’s carpet recycling program results for Q3 2024,
Washington, DC, January 15, 2025—Construction input prices decreased 0.2% in December compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices also decreased 0.2% for the month.
Lancaster, PA, January 15, 2025—Ecore has unveiled a comprehensive corporate rebrand to more prominently convey its commitment to eliminating rubber waste through continuous recycling.
Turnhout, Belgium, January 15, 2025—I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced a new technology partnership with Tianzhen Technology Co. Ltd (TZ).