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CTEF Launches New Website

CTEF Launches New Website

Pendleton, SC, January 9, 2017—The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has launched a new website to better communicate the value of ceramic tile education and certified tile installation to homeowners, architects, design specifiers, dealers, distributors and tile installation contractors.

Unemployment Little Changed in December at 4.7%

Unemployment Little Changed in December at 4.7%

Washington, DC, January 6, 2017—Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 156,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.

Trade Deficit Widened to $45.2 Billion in November

Trade Deficit Widened to $45.2 Billion in November

Washington, DC, January 6, 2017—The goods and services deficit was $45.2 billion in November, up $2.9 billion from $42.4 billion in October, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced.

Orders for Manufactured Goods Fell 2.4% in November

Orders for Manufactured Goods Fell 2.4% in November

Washington, DC, January 6, 2017—New orders for manufactured goods in November, down following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased $11.3 billion or 2.4% to $458.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau has reported.