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Washington, DC, December 15, 2016—Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes jumped seven points to a level of 70 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Shanghai, CH, December 15, 2016—For the second year in a row, Domotex asia/Chinafloor will host a delegation of leading North American distributors to meet with suppliers from China and Asia.
Washington, DC, December 15, 2016—The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.2% in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
Washington, DC, December 15, 2016—Existing-home sales are forecast to muster only a small gain in 2017 because of increasing mortgage rates and shrinking consumer confidence that now is a good time to buy a home, according to new consumer survey findings
Irvine, CA, December 14, 2016—Foreclosure inventory declined by 31.5% and completed foreclosures declined by 24.9% compared with October 2015, according to CoreLogic’s October 2016 National Foreclosure Report.
Wyandotte, MI, December 14, 2016--BASF will increase prices for caprolactam and polyamide (PA) polymer by $0.08 per pound in North America, effective January 1, 2017 or as contracts allow.
Washington, DC, December 14, 2016—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for October was estimated at $1,326.8 billion, up 0.8% from September 2016 and was up 2.1% from October 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Washington, DC, December 14, 2016—The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.4% in November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Washington, DC, December 14, 2016—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November were $465.5 billion, an increase of 0.1% from the previous month, and 3.8% above November 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, December 14, 2016—Industrial production declined 0.4% in November after edging up 0.1% in October, according to the Federal Reserve.