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Retail Sales Rose 2.2% YOY in February

Retail Sales Rose 2.2% YOY in February

Washington, DC, April 1, 2019-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2019 were $506.0 billion, a decrease of 0.2% from the previous month but 2.2% above February 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Housing Market Poised for Strong Spring Home-Buying Season

Housing Market Poised for Strong Spring Home-Buying Season

New York, NY, April 1, 2019-The spring home-buying season is shaping up as the best in years, offering new opportunities after last year’s tough housing market drove away many would-be buyers, according to Wall Street Journal article “A Buyer’s Market? Hopes Rise With Falling Rates, More Homes for Sale” by Laura Kusisto.

Purchasing Managers Index Rose to 55.3% in March

Purchasing Managers Index Rose to 55.3% in March

Tempe, AZ, April 1, 2019—The March Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered 55.3%, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from the February reading of 54.2%, according to the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

NWFA Participates in World Flooring Forum

NWFA Participates in World Flooring Forum

St. Louis, MO, April 1, 2019—National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) chairman, Chris Zizza, represented the NWFA with a presentation on wood flooring trends at the fifth World Flooring Forum (WFF) and the 22nd China Flooring Industry Summit Forum.

Consumer Sentiment Up 4.9% in March

Consumer Sentiment Up 4.9% in March

Ann Arbor, MI, March 29, 2019-Consumer confidence rebounded in March to 98.4 from last month's 93.8, slightly above the average of 97.2 recorded in the past 26 months, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan.

New Home Sales Rose 4.9% in February

New Home Sales Rose 4.9% in February

Washington, DC, March 29, 2019-Sales of new single-family houses in February 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 667,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.