U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau has been headquartered in Suitland, Md. since 1942, and currently employs about 4,285 staff members. The Census Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The U.S. Census Bureau is overseen by the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) within the Department of Commerce. The Economics and Statistics Administration provides high-quality economic analysis and fosters the missions of the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.The Dixie Group: Celebrating 100 Years - Oct 2020
By Meg Scarbrough
In a year marked by uncertainty and challenges, a Dalton, Georgia-based company is quietly celebrating a major milestone. Of the millions of businesses tallied within U.S. Census B...
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New Home Sales Rose 4.9% in February
Washington, DC, March 29, 2019--Sales of new single‐family houses in February 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 667,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Censu...
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Trends in Education: Designers focus on durability and flexibility
By Heather Osteen
Construction and renovation spending in the education market hasn’t increased the way many had hoped it would post-recession. Spending in higher education, whe...
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Housing Starts Down 11.3% in August Driven by Multifamily
Washington, DC, September 19, 2023-Privately‐owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,283,000, 11.3% below the revised July estimate of 1,447,000 and 14.8% below t...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/housing-starts-declined-113-in-august
Top 100 Home Builders Gained Market Share in 2005
Washington, DC, May 17, 2006--More than one in five new-home buyers bought their homes from the nation's top 10 builders in 2005, Builder magazine reveals in its annual Builder 100 list, published...
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New Home Sales Up 31.5% YOY in July
Washington, DC, August 23, 2023-Sales of new single‐family houses in July 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 714,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau a...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/new-home-sales-up-315-yoy-in-july
Construction Spending Rose 1.3% in February to $1,655B
Washington, DC, March 1, 2022-Construction spending during January 2022 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,677.2 billion, 1.3% above the revised December estimate of $1,655.8 bil...
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Housing Starts Rose 17.3% in June
Washington, DC, June 17, 2020- Privately-owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,186,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 17.3% above the revised May estimate ...
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Wholesaler Sales Rose 6.7% YOY in January
Washington, DC, March 9, 2018-January 2018 sales of merchant wholesalers were $492.6 billion, down 1.1% from the revised December level, but were up 6.7% from the January 2017 level, according to the ...
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Orders for Manufactured Goods Up in March, 9th Consecutive Rise
Washington, DC, May 4, 2017-New orders for manufactured goods in March, up eight of the last nine months, increased $0.8 billion or 0.2% to $478.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
This follo...
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November Construction Spending Up 10.5% Year over Year
Washington, DC, January 4,
2016—Construction spending during November 2015 was estimated at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of $1,122.5 billion, 0.4% below the revised October
estimate of $...
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New Single-Family Home Sales Rose 5.2% in November
Washington, DC, December 23, 2016—Sales of new single-family houses in November 2016 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 592,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Cen...
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New Home Sales Declined 16.6% in April
Washington, DC, May 24, 2022-Sales of new single‐family houses in April 2022 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and...
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Orders for Manufactured Goods Climbed 0.7% in September
Washington, DC, November 2, 2018-New orders for manufactured goods in September, up four of the last five months, increased $3.4 billion or 0.7% to $515.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.&nbs...
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Half of U.S. Web Users Now on Broadband
New York, August 19-- More than half of all U.S. residential Internet users reached the Web via fast broadband connections in July, outpacing use of slower, dial-up connections for the first time, mar...
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Orders for Durable Goods Rose 0.2% in August
Washington, DC, September 27, 2023-New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, up five of the last six months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.2% to $284.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announc...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/orders-for-durable-goods-rose-02-in-august
Orders for Manufactured Goods Declined 1.0% in July
Washington, DC, September 2, 2022-New orders for manufactured goods in July, down following nine consecutive monthly increases, decreased $5.7 billion or 1.0% to $548.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau...
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Distrib. Trade Sales & Manu. Shipments Down 0.5% in February
Washington, DC, April 15, 2020-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for February was estimated at $1,464.2 billion, down 0.5% from January 2020, but was up...
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Greenspan Says Fed Can't Do More About Jobs
Washington, DC, Dec. 14, 2009--Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said the Federal Reserve has done all it can do to reduce unemployment and needs to worry more about the risk of inflation from ...
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Distributive Trade Sales & Manufacturers Shipments Up 0.2% in May
Washington, DC, July 15, 2016—The
combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for May
was estimated at $1,291.8 billion, up 0.2% from April 2016, but was down...
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December Retail Sales Rose 5.4% YOY
Washington, DC, January 12, 2018-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2017 were $495.4 billion, an increase of 0.4% from the previous month, and 5.4% above December 20...
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Orders for Manufactured Goods Rose 5.6% in December
Washington, DC, January 26, 2023-New orders for manufactured durable goods in December, up four of the last five months, increased $15.3 billion or 5.6% to $286.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau annou...
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Orders for Durable Goods Rose 15.8% in May
Washington, DC, June 25, 2020-New orders for manufactured durable goods in May increased $26.6 billion or 15.8% to $194.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
This increase, up following ...
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Distributive Trade Sales Down 0.9% in July
Washington, DC, September 15, 2022-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for July was estimated at $1,839.5 billion, down 0.9% from June 2022, but was up 12...
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March New Single-Family Home Sales Down 1.5%, but Up 5.4% YOY
Washington, DC,
April 25, 2016--Sales of new single-family houses in March 2016 were at a
seasonally adjusted annual rate of 511,000, according to estimates released
jointly by the U.S. Census Bure...
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Goods & Services Deficit Rose to $37.4 Billion in April
Washington, DC, June 3,
2016--The goods and services deficit was $37.4 billion in April, up $1.9
billion from $35.5 billion in March, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.
Bureau of Economic...
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Orders for Manufactured Goods Rose 0.4% in July
Washington, DC, September 2, 2021-New orders for manufactured goods in July, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, increased $1.9 billion or 0.4% to $508.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.&...
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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. Cens...
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Orders for Durable Goods Fell 1.7% in April
Washington, DC, May 25, 2018-New orders for manufactured durable goods in April decreased $4.2 billion or 1.7% to $248.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
This decrease, down following two c...
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Trade Deficit Widened by $1.3 Billion in May
Washington, DC, July 2, 2021–The international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $71.2 billion in May from $69.1 billion in April, as imports increased than exports, according to ...
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