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Hackettstown, NJ, December 1, 2020—For the first time this year, the Q3 Kitchen & Bath Market Index (KBMI) is above 50—at 61.9—up from 44.2 in Q2 and 41 in Q1, according to the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and John Burns Real Estate Consulting (JBREC).
Catton, Thirsk, UK, December 1, 2020—Winners of the United Kingdom’s 2020 National Flooring Innovation Awards have been announced.
Washington, DC, November 30, 2020—The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) fell 1.1% to 128.9 in October, the second straight month of decline, according to the National Association of Realtors. Year-over-year, contract signings rose 20.2%.
Dalton, GA, November 30, 2020-Arropure, a new hand sanitizer brand made by Arropol Chemicals of Dalton, Georgia, has launched a “Helping Hand” initiative in support of the floorcovering industry.
Milan, IT, November 30, 2020—The sixtieth edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2021 will be held from September 5 to 10, not in April as is traditional.
Trenton, NJ, November 24, 2020— Congoleum has announced that it has successfully completed its restructuring process as a privately held company.
Washington, DC, November 25, 2020-Sales of new single-family houses in October 2020 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 999,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Washington, DC, November 25, 2020-Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 33.1% in the third quarter of 2020, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Ann Arbor, MI, November 25, 2020—Consumer sentiment declined 6.0% to 76.9 in November, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Washington, DC, November 25, 2020—Personal income decreased $130.1 billion (0.7%) in October, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.