| | | Aug 02, 2019 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Antidumping Rates Raised on Chinese Engineered Wood Flooring | | Sterling, VA, August 2, 2019-The antidumping rates (AD) for Chinese engineered wood flooring imports have increased significantly for nearly all Chinese producers, who were previously paying zero antidumping duties, according to the Decorative Hardwoods Association. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Consumer Sentiment Rose 0.2% in July | | Ann Arbor, MI, August 2, 2019—Consumer sentiment rose 0.2% to 98.4 in July from JuneÂs 98.2 rate, according to final results from the University of Michigan. | | |
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| | | | Orders for Manufactured Good Rose 0.6% in June | | Washington, DC, August 2, 2019— New orders for manufactured goods in June, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $3.1 billion or 0.6% to $493.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. | | |
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| | | | David Sheehan Returns to Mannington as VP of Strategic Dev. | | Salem, NJ, August 2, 2019ÂÂMannington Mills has announced that David Sheehan has rejoined the company as vice president of strategic development. | | |
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| | | Builder Confidence in 55+ Market Down One Point in Q2 to 71 | | Washington, DC, August 2, 2019-Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market remained solid in Q2 with a reading of 71, edging down one point from the previous quarter due to softness in traffic of prospective buyers, according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI). | | |
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| | | Trade Deficit Shrunk Slightly in June | | Washington, DC, August 2, 2019—June exports were $206.3 billion, $4.4 billion less than May exports, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced. | | |
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| | | Unemployment Held Steady at 3.7% in July | | Washington, DC, August 2, 2019-Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 164,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. | | |
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| | | NTCA Holds Annual Meeting in Montreal | | Flowood, MS, August 2, 2019-The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) hosted its 2019 NTCA Five-Star Contractor Annual Summer Meeting in Montreal, Canada. | | |
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| | | Kilbride Confirmed to Tennessee Valley Authority Board | | Chattanooga, TN, August 2, 2019-The Senate has confirmed Bill Kilbride to the Tennessee Valley Authority Board, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press. | | |
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