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Washington, DC, July 17, 2025-Builder confidence for future sales expectations received a slight boost in July with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but elevated interest rates and economic and policy uncertainty continue to act as headwinds for the housing sector, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Washington, DC, July 17, 2025-Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. totaled 221,000 for the week ending July 12, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level of 228,000, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, D.C., July 17, 2025-U.S. retail and food services sales reached $720.1 billion in June 2025, according to advance estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s a 0.6% increase from May 2025 and a 3.9% gain compared to June 2024.
Mountville, PA, July 17, 2025-AHF Products’ Bruce brand unfinished solid and engineered hardwood flooring has received certification from the National Wood Flooring Association’s NOFMA program.
Washington, DC, July 17, 2025-Construction input prices increased 0.2% in June compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released Wednesday.
Washington, DC, July 16, 2025-The Producer Price Index for final demand was unchanged in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Arlington, VA, July 16, 2025-The second Flooring Sustainability Summit kicks off today in Washington, D.C., with two days of discussions and workshops on the latest developments in flooring sustainability.
Washington, DC, July 16, 2025-Mortgage applications decreased 10% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 11, 2025.
Brussels, Belgium, July 16, 2025-The European Commission has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties of 21.3% to 36.1% on imports of multilayered wood flooring originating in China.
Mansfield, MA, July 16, 2025-UCX has agreed to the acquisition of the assets of UCX Southwest (formerly Swiff-Train) by Reader’s Wholesale Distributors and the Adleta Corporation.