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Washington, DC, December 6, 2017—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 3.0% during the third quarter of 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 4.1% and hours worked increased 1.1%.
Atlanta, GA, December 6, 2017—Home Depot has announced a $15 billion share repurchase plan and set a target to grow annual sales to between $114.7 billion and $119.8 billion by the year ending January 2021, reports CNBC.
Irvine, CA, December 5, 2017— Home prices nationally increased year over year by 7% from October 2016 to October 2017, and on a month-over-month basis home prices increased by 0.9% in October 2017 compared with September 2017, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI).
Chattanooga, TN December 5, 2017—Floor Focus is now accepting entries Young Leaders Among Floorcovering Dealers contest.
Horsham, PA, December 5, 2017—Toll Brothers reported net income of $191.9 million for Q4 2017, compared to net income of $114.4 million for Q4 2016.
St. Louis, MO, December 5, 2017—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) is announcing an extension to the application process for the 28th annual Wood Floor of the Year contest.
Tempe, AZ, December 5, 2017—The November Purchasing Managers Index registered 58.2%, a decrease of 0.5 percentage point from the October reading of 58.7%, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Washington, DC, December 5, 2017—The goods and services deficit was $48.7 billion in October, up $3.8 billion from $44.9 billion in September, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced.
Castellón, Spain, December 5, 2017—ASCER has announced the winners of its 16th Tile of Spain Awards.
Portsmouth, NH, December 5, 2017—A recent Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report for Europe states that the Total Pipeline has 1,228 Projects/189,490 Rooms, up 22% by projects year-over-year (YOY), according to Lodging Econometrics (LE).