U.S. Census Bureau

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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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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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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Retail Sales Rose 0.8% in October, 4.3% YOY

Washington, DC, November 15, 2016—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October were $465.9 billion, an increase of 0.8% from the previous month, and 4.3% above October 20...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/retail-sales-rose-08-in-october-43-yoy

Trade Deficit Widened by $4.8 Billion in June

Washington, DC, August 5, 2021-The goods and services deficit was $75.7 billion in June, up $4.8 billion from $71.0 billion in May, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Anal...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/trade-deficit-widened-by-48-billion-in-june

Trade Deficit Widened by $2.7 Billion in December

Washington, DC, February 6, 2018-The goods and services deficit was $53.1 billion in December, up $2.7 billion from $50.4 billion in November, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Ec...
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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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Orders for Manufactured Goods Declined 1.6% in January

Washington, DC, March 6, 2023-New orders for manufactured goods in January, down two of the last three months, decreased $8.9 billion or 1.6% to $542.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.  ...
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Construction Spending Up 4.7% Year to Date

Washington, DC, October 2, 2017-Construction spending during August 2017 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,218.3 billion, 0.5% above the revised July estimate of $1,212.3 billio...
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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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Retail Sales Rose 5.3% in January

Washington, DC, February 17, 2021-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for January 2021 were $568.2 billion, an increase of 5.3% from the previous month and 7.4% above January 2020...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/retail-sales-rose-53-in-january

Wholesaler Sales Rose 2.3% in March

Washington, DC, May 9, 2019-March 2019 sales of merchant wholesalers were $507.4 billion, up 2.3% from the revised February level and were up 3.9% from the March 2018 level, according to the U.S. Cens...
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Durable Goods Orders Down 2.0% in November

Washington, DC, December 23, 2019-New orders for manufactured durable goods in November decreased $5.0 billion or 2.0% to $242.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.  This decrease, down t...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/durable-goods-orders-down-20-in-november

Orders for Durable Goods Declined 4.5% in January

Washington, DC, February 27, 2023-New orders for manufactured durable goods in January, down two of the last three months, decreased $13.0 billion or 4.5% to $272.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau ann...
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Orders for Manufactured Goods Rose 6.2% in June

Washington, DC, August 4, 2020-New orders for manufactured goods in June, up two consecutive months, increased $25.5 billion or 6.2% to $437.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.  This fol...
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Housing Starts Tumble in July, Down 4.8%

Washington, DC, August 16, 2017- Privately-owned housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,155,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This is 4.8% below the revised June...
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Orders for Manufactured Good Fell 1.1% in September

Washington, DC, October 24, 2019-New orders for manufactured durable goods in September decreased $2.8 billion or 1.1% to $248.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.  This decrease, down f...
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Orders for Manufactured Goods Fell 1.4% in January

Washington, DC, March 6, 2018-New orders for manufactured goods in January, down following five consecutive monthly increases, decreased $6.9 billion or 1.4% to $491.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau ...
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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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Distrib. Trade Sales & Manu. Shipments Up 8.6% YOY in May

Washington, DC, July 16, 2018-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for May was estimated at $1,449.7 billion, up 1.4% from April 2018 and was up 8.6% from ...
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Homeownership Rate Holds Steady

Washington, DC, February 1, 2007--The homeownership rate held steady in the fourth quarter at 68.9 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau data. Regionally, the homeownership rate was 73 perc...
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Retail Sales Rose 0.6% in December

Washington, DC, January 17, 2024--Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2023 were $709.9 billion, up 0.6% from the previous month and up 5.6% above December 2022, accor...
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New Home Sales Rose 12.4% in November

Washington, DC, December 23, 2021-Sales of new single‐family houses in November 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 744,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bu...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/new-home-sales-rose-124-in-november

Goods & Sevices Deficit Rose by $4.3 Billion in May

Washington, DC, July 3, 2019--The goods and services deficit was $55.5 billion in May, up $4.3 billion from $51.2 billion in April, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Anal...
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Goods & Services Deficit Narrowed by $3.9B in November

Washington, DC, January 7, 2019-The goods and services deficit was $43.1 billion in November, down $3.9 billion from $46.9 billion in October, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Ec...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/goods-services-deficit-narrowed-by-39b-in-n...

Distributive Trade Sales & Manufacturer Shipments Up 0.3% in August

Washington, DC, October 14, 2022-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for August was estimated at $1,843.2 billion, up 0.3% from July 2022 and was up 12.6%...
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Durable Goods Fell 5.1% in December

Washington, DC, January 28, 2016—New orders for manufactured durable goods in December decreased $12.0 billion or 5.1% to $225.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau has announced. This decrease,...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/durable-goods-fell-51-in-december

Goods & Services Deficit Widened by $0.1 Billion in July

Washington, DC, September 6, 2017-The goods and services deficit was $43.7 billion in July, up $0.1 billion from $43.5 billion in June, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic ...
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