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  • Housing Starts Declined 15.4% in May, Down 8.7% YOY
    Washington, DC, June 16, 2026—Privately-owned housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,177,000, 15.4% below the revised April estimate of 1,392,000 and…
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  • Ceramic and LVT Imports Declined in April 2026
    Charlotte, NC, June 16, 2026—Ceramic and LVT imports continued their decline in April, reports Truist.
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  • Import Prices Rose 1.9% in May, Export Prices Rose 1.3%
    Washington, DC, June 16, 2026—U.S. import prices increased 1.9% in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, following a 2.0% rise in April. 
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  • Boucké, CTO of I4F, Has Retired
    Turnhout, Belgium, June 16, 2026—Eddy Boucké, chief technology officer for I4F, has retired.
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  • Trump Fights Against Returning Collected Tariffs
    Arlington, VA, June 16, 2026—”President Donald Trump is launching a new effort to try to avoid paying back billions of dollars worth of tariffs he illegally collected….
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  • Floor Coverings International Wins Marketing Award
    Atlanta, GA, June 16, 2026—Floor Coverings International, a North American mobile flooring franchise system, has been named winner of the Best Big Budget Campaign award in Franchise…
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  • Builder Confidence Slid 2 Points to 35 in June
    Washington, DC, June 15, 2026—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell two points to 35 in June, according to the National Association of…
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  • Industrial Production Rose 0.1% in May
    Washington, DC, June 15, 2026—Industrial production (IP) edged up 0.1% in May after rising 0.9% in April, according to the Federal Reserve. 
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  • Cain & Bultman Forms Partnership with IVC
    Jacksonville, FL, June 15, 2026—Cain & Bultman, a distributor of premium flooring products in the southeast, has announced a new distribution partnership with IVC. 
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  • FCITS to Host Preventing Rigid Core Flooring Failures Course in Denver
    Dalton, GA, June 15, 2026—The Flooring Consultants & Inspection Training Services (FCITS) program will host its Preventing Rigid Core Flooring Failures training on July 14-15, 2026, in…
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