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Jackson, MS, June 27, 2025-The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has announced its July 2025 training schedule, featuring eight free workshops and seven regional training events across 11 states.
Clemson, SC, June 26, 2025-The Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile has filed a lawsuit challenging parts of a U.S. government ruling that found Indian ceramic tile was not being sold below fair market value.
Washington, DC, June 26, 2025-In the week ending June 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 236,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, June 26, 2025-New orders for manufactured durable goods in May, up five of the last six months, increased $48.3 billion or 16.4% to $343.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This followed a 7.6% March increase. This followed a 6.6% April decrease.
Washington, DC, June 26, 2025-The U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.5% in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Commerce Department’s third estimate, marking the first quarterly decline in GDP since early 2022.
Washington, DC, June 26, 2025-As of late June 2025, U.S. fuel prices are showing a mixed pattern heading into the heart of the summer driving season, according to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Calhoun, GA, June 26, 2025-Mannington Commercial has announced that over 96% of its product portfolio-including carpet tile, broadloom, LVT, rubber and sheet vinyl-is manufactured in the United States.
Atlanta, GA, June 26, 2025-Floor?&?Decor has launched a new partnership with Habitat for Humanity International to support the construction of safe, affordable housing across the United States.
Washington, DC, June 25, 2025—Sales of new single-family houses in May 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 623,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 13.7% below the April 2025 rate of 722,000, and is 6.3% below the May 2024 rate of 665,000.
Washington, DC, June 25, 2025—Mortgage applications increased 1.1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 20, 2025.