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Tile of Spain Announces 2019 Award Winners

Tile of Spain Announces 2019 Award Winners

Miami, FL, December 3, 2019-The Santa Creu & Sant Pau Hospital Research Centre (Barcelona) project by PICHarchitects Pich-Aguilera and 2BMFG Arquitectes was awarded first prize in the architecture category of the Tile of Spain Awards.

Purchasing Managers' Index Inched Down in November

Purchasing Managers' Index Inched Down in November

Tempe, AZ, December 2, 2019-The November Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 48.1%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from the October reading of 48.3%, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

Q3 GDP Revised Up to 2.1% in Second Estimate

Q3 GDP Revised Up to 2.1% in Second Estimate

Washington, DC, November 27, 2019-Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1% in Q3 of 2019, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Oct. Pending Home Sales Down 1.7% from Sept. But Up 4.4% YOY

Oct. Pending Home Sales Down 1.7% from Sept. But Up 4.4% YOY

Washington, DC, November 27, 2019—Pending home sales fell 1.7% to 106.7 in October, according to the National Association of Realtors. Year-over-year contract signings jumped 4.4%. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.