U.S. Census Bureau

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 ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/wholesaler-sales-rose-67-yoy-in-january

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 ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/orders-for-durable-goods-rose-158-in-may

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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