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Washington, DC, April 16, 2018—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2018 were $494.6 billion, an increase of 0.6% from the previous month, and 4.5% above March 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, April 16, 2018—Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes edged down one point to a level of 69 in April on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) but remains on firm ground.
Washington, DC, April 16, 2018—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for February was estimated at $1,430.4 billion, up 0.4% from January 2018 and was up 5.8% from February 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Dallas, TX, April 16, 2018—Dal-Tile’s production facility in Muskogee, Oklahoma was recently recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for “zero recordables and zero lost time accidents” during 2017.
Ann Arbor, MI, April 13, 2018—Consumer sentiment fell 3.6% from March’s 101.4 rate to 97.8 in early April, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Tampa, FL, April 13, 2018—At the National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) Expo and Annual Meeting—wrapping today in Tampa—the organization unveiled several initiatives for 2018, which have been approved by the board, one of which is the its mission to define real hardwood flooring.
Solon, OH, April 13, 2018 — Tarkett North America announces a price increase on its product portfolio. The increase will take effect on orders received after April 30.
Chicago, IL, April 13, 2018—Domotex USA today announced that Swiss Krono Group will showcase its latest flooring innovations from four of its production facilities at its 2019 show.
Burns, TN, April 13, 2018—American OEM is pleased to announce the expansion of the Hearthwood distribution group to Orlando, Florida-based Compass Flooring Distributors.
Washington, DC, April 13, 2018—The number of job openings was little changed at 6.1 million on the last business day of February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.