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Washington, D.C., October 13, 2005—Import prices rose 2.3% in September, according to the Department of Labor. Prices rose to their highest level in 15 years, as costs of natural gas and oil continued to rise.
Washington, DC, October 12, 2005--After-tax profits of retail corporations with assets of $50 million and over totaled $13.0 billion in the first quarter 2005, down $3.7 billion from the preceding quarter.
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 7.
Wilmslow, U.K., October 12, 2005—Textiles Intelligence issued a research report today indicating striking differences in the structure of companies in the floorcovering sector in Western Europe compared with that of North America.
Dalton, GA, October 12, 2005--Sphinx by Oriental Weavers will debut two new handcrafted collections and additions to each of its three licensed product lines at the upcoming International Home Furnishings Market in High Point.
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--The forecast for home sales has trended up as the year progressed, fueled lately by added demand resulting from the impact of recent hurricanes, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--Federal Reserve policy makers grew more concerned about inflation after Hurricane Katrina and said that interest rates would probably have to move higher to restrain prices, according to minutes of the central bank'
Washington, DC, October 12, 2005 — The National Retail Federation welcomed today’s decision by the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform to reject proposals to replace the federal income tax system with a controversial National Retail Sales Tax
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today issued a report aimed at providing design and construction professionals a forecast of key economic components related to the rebuilding process of the affected regions.
Cleveland, OH, October 12, 2005--Demand for wall coverings is projected to advance 4.3% annually from a weak 2004 base to $2.4 billion in 2009, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industrial market research firm.