| | | May 09, 2019 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Chinese Tariffs Will Raise to 25% Tomorrow Unless Talks Progress | | Washington, DC, May 9, 2019-The U.S. formerly filed paperwork Wednesday to raise tariffs on Chinese-made goods to 25% on May 10 unless progress is made in trade talks, resuming today, says the Wall Street Journal. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Housing Affordability Rose in Q1 2019 | | Washington, DC, May 9, 2019—Lower home prices, declining mortgage rates and solid income gains contributed to a rise in housing affordability in the first quarter of 2019, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). | | |
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| | | | Producer Prices Inched Up 0.2% in April | | Washington, DC, May 9, 2019—The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.2% in April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. | | |
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| | | | CFL Facilities in Taiwan & Vietnam Now Operational | | Jiaxing, China, May 9, 2019—CFLÂs new production facilities in Taiwan and Vietnam are up and running, with initial shipments of laminate and SPC having started in March 2019. | | |
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| | | CFI Promotes Carpet Installation Career to Students in Dallas Area | | Dallas, TX, April 29, 2019—Certified Flooring Installers Association hosted the Build My Future: Flooring Edition event in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. | | |
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| | | 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 Analysis announced. | | |
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| | | 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. Census Bureau. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Bob Peoples Discusses CARE's Successes and Challenges with Carpet Recycling | | May 9, 2019--Bob Peoples, Executive Director with CARE (Carpet America Recovery Effort), and Kemp Harr discuss CARE's accomplishments and challenges i | | |
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