Industrial Production Rose 0.2% in February
Washington, DC, March 16, 2026—Industrial production (IP) increased 0.2% in February after moving up 0.7% in January, according to the Federal Reserve.
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Construction Job Openings at 231,000 in January
Washington, DC, March 16, 2026—The construction industry had 231,000 job openings on the last day of January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
Q4 2025 GDP Revised Down to 0.7% in Second Estimate
Washington, DC, March 13, 2026—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.7% in Q4 2025 (October, November, and December), according to the second estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Customs & Border Protection's Tariff Refund Efforts Deemed Satisfactory
Washington, DC, March 13, 2026—"Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton described CBP's [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] work to set up an automated reciprocal tariff refund process as satisfactory and continued to suspend his order to liquidate entries without International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs,” according to International Trade Today.
Consumer Sentiment Declined 1.9% to 55.5 in Early March
Ann Arbor, MI, March 13, 2026—Consumer sentiment declined 1.9% to 55.5 in early March, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
California Finds Synthetic Turf Poses No Significant Health Risks
Sacramento, CA, March 13, 2026—The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment California Environmental Protection Agency has released the findings of its Synthetic Turf Study: Assessment of Health Risks from Exposure to Chemicals in Crumb Rubber Infill.
Orders for Manufactured Goods Declined Slightly in January
Washington, DC, March 13, 2026—New orders for manufactured durable goods in January, down three of the last four months, decreased $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to $321.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This followed a 0.9% December decrease.
Antidumping Duties on Engineered Wood to Be Published Dec. 31
Sterling, VA, March 13, 2026-- The U.S. Department of Commerce has begun its administrative review of antidumping duties on engineered wood flooring that was imported from China from December 1, 2024, through November 30, 2025, reports Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Trade Deficit Narrowed by $17.5 Billion in January
Washington, DC, March 12, 2025--The January decrease in the goods and services deficit reflected a decrease in the goods deficit of $17.5 billion to $81.8 billion and an increase in the services surplus of $1.0 billion to $27.3 billion, according to the Department of Commerce.
More Homebuyers Considering Adjustable-Rate Mortgages
New York, NY, March 12, 2026—"Americans are reconsidering adjustable-rate mortgages as a way to cut the cost of buying a home in the short term,” reports the Wall Street Journal.