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New York, NY, June 17, 2019—In a letter to President Trump on June 13, Chinese tariff opponents-including Walmart, Target and Costco-said current and proposed tariffs would raise costs to a family of four by an average of $2,000 a year, reports the Wall Street Journal in an article titled, “As China Tariffs Loom, Some U.S. Companies Say Buying American Isn’t an Option.”
Bologna, IT, June 17, 2019—The 2019 edition of Cersaie will take place at the Bologna Exhibition Center in Bologna, Italy from September 23 to 27.
Orange, CA, June 12, 2019—MSI launched a new showroom in Tampa, Florida with a full offering of its flooring, countertop, decorative mosaic, wall tile and hardscape products.
Ann Arbor, MI, June 14, 2019—Consumer sentiment fell 2.1% to 97.9 in early June, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Washington, DC, June 14, 2019—Industrial production rose 0.4% in May after falling 0.4 percent in April, according to the Federal Reserve.
Washington, DC, June 14, 2019—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for April, adjusted for seasonal and trading day differences but not for price changes, was estimated at $1,462.0 billion, down 0.2% from March 2019, but was up 2.8% from April 2018, according to the Census Bureau.
Bielefeld, Germany, June 14, 2019—The General Assembly of the European Producers of Laminate Flooring Association (EPLF), taking place at Antwerp/Belgium on June 5 and 6 hosted by the Beaulieu/BerryAlloc Group, elected a new executive board.
Washington, DC, June 14, 2019-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for May were $519.0 billion, an increase of 0.5 percent from the previous month, and 3.2 percent above May 2018.
Washington, DC, June 13, 2019—Prices for U.S. imports declined 0.3 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, following an increase of 0.1 percent the previous month.
Dalton, GA, June 13, 2019—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has named Vance Bell, chairman and chief executive officer of Shaw Industries, to the industry’s Hall of Fame. Bell has become the 49th inductee since the Hall of Fame was established in 1992.