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...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/new-home-sales-rose-49-in-february

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

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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Proximity to Loved Ones & Affordability Remain Drivers of Relocation

Washington, DC, November 25, 2024-In 2024, Realtors reported that their recent clients chose to move to a specific area primarily to be closer to family and friends (30%) and to get more home for the ...
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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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Trade Sales & Manufacturers' Shipments Up 4.3% YOY in June

Washington, DC, August 15, 2017-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for June was estimated at $1,356.8 billion, up 0.3% from May 2017 and was up 4.3% from...
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Distrib. Trade Sales & Manufacturer Shipments Up 0.2% in November

Washington, DC, January 17, 2024-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for November was estimated at $1,858.8 billion, up 0.2% from October 2023 and was up ...
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Housing Starts Rose 3.2% in November

Washington, DC, December 18, 2018- Privately‐owned housing starts in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,256,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urba...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/housing-starts-rose-32-in-november

Retail Sales Rose in January

Washington, DC, February 12, 2016—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for January were $449.9 billion, an increase of 0.2% from the previous month, and 3.4% above January ...
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Manufactured Goods Orders Rose 1.0% in November

Washington, DC, January 6, 2021-New orders for manufactured goods in November, up seven consecutive months, increased $5.0 billion or 1.0% to $487.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.  Th...
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Distrib. Trade Sales & Manufacturers Shipments Ticked Up in Feb.

Washington, DC, April 16, 2018-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for February was estimated at $1,430.4 billion, up 0.4% from January 2018 and was up 5....
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Dec. Construction Spending Fell From Nov. But Rose 1.6% YOY

Washington, DC, March 4, 2019-Construction spending during December 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,292.7 billion, 0.6% below the revised November estimate of $1,300.6 bi...
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Durable Goods Orders Declined 2.2% in December

Washington, DC, January 28, 2025-New orders for manufactured durable goods in December, down four of the last five months, decreased $6.3 billion or 2.2% to $276.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau anno...
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Wholesale Inventory Figures Stagnant in October

Washington, DC, December 10, 2015—October 2015 sales of merchant wholesalers were $448.0 billion, virtually unchanged from the revised September level, but were down 3.7% from the October 2014 l...
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Retail Sales Rose 1.2% in July

Washington, DC, August 14, 2020-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July 2020 were $536.0 billion, an increase of 1.2% from the previous month, and 2.7% above July 2019, accor...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/retail-sales-rose-12-in-july

Trade Deficit Widened by $0.7 Billion in March

Washington, DC, May 9, 2019-The goods and services deficit was $50.0 billion in March, up $0.7 billion from $49.3 billion in February, revised, The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic A...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/trade-deficit-widened-by-07-billion-in-marc...

Orders for Manufactured Goods Rose 1.4% in January

Washington, DC, March 3, 2022-New orders for manufactured goods in January, up twenty of the last twenty-one months, increased $7.6 billion or 1.4% to $544.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. ...
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Wholesaler Sales Declined 0.1% in October

Washington, DC, December 9, 2024--October 2024 sales of merchant wholesalers were $675.1 billion, down 0.1% from the revised September level but were up 0.9% from the revised October 2023 level, accor...
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Homes Built in 2023 Smallest in 13 Years

Washington, DC, April 1, 2024- A National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) analysis found that new homes built in 2023 reached their smallest median size in 13 years. “Homeownership remains ...
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Healthcare: Senior Living - March 2013

  By Jessica Chevalier   Caring for America’s increasingly large senior population is a significant challenge. Due to advances in healthcare, Americans are living longer and, as a r...
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Factory Orders Rose in September for Third Consecutive Month

Washington, DC, November 3, 2016—New orders for manufactured goods in September, up three consecutive months, increased $1.4 billion or 0.3% to $455.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau has reporte...
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Retail Sales Up 4.5% in April YOY, 0.4% over March

Washington, DC, May 12, 2017-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2017 were $474.9 billion, an increase of 0.4% from the previous month, and 4.5% above April 2016, accord...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/retail-sales-up-45-in-april-yoy-04-over-mar...

Housing Starts Fell 12.3% in June

Washington, DC, July 18, 2018-Privately owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,173,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This is 12.3% below the revised May es...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/housing-starts-fell-123-in-june

New Home Sales Rose 12.7% YOY in August

Washington, DC, September 26, 2018-Sales of new single-family houses in August 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bur...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/new-home-sales-rose-127-yoy-in-august

New Home Sales Rise

Washington, DC, May 24, 2011--Sales of new single-family homes rose to a seasonally adjusted rate of 323,000 in April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...
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Durable Goods Order Rose 0.7% in March for 3rd Consecutive Rise

Washington, DC, April 27, 2017—New orders for manufactured durable goods in March increased $1.6 billion or 0.7% to $238.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This increase, up three con...
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September New Home Sales Up 3.1% from August, 29.8% YOY

Washington, DC, October 26, 2016—Sales of new single-family houses in September 2016 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 593,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Cen...
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New Orders for Manufacturered Goods Fell 0.7% in May

Washington, DC, July 3, 2019--New orders for manufactured goods in May, down three of the last four months, decreased $3.6 billion or 0.7% to $493.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This foll...
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Disturb. Trade Sales & Manu. Shipments Rose 1.8% in March

Washington, DC, May 17, 2022-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for March was estimated at $1,832.1 billion, up 1.8% from February 2022 and was up 14.1% ...
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