| | | Jan 16, 2025 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Builder Confidence Rose 1 Point to 47 in January | | Washington, DC, January 16, 2025—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 47 in January, up one point from December, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | December Retail Sales Rose 0.4% from Nov., Up 3.9% YOY | | Washington, DC, January 16, 2025—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2024 were $729.2 billion, an increase of 0.4% from the previous month and up 3.9% from December 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | | | Import Prices Rose 0.1% in December, Export Prices Up 0.3% | | Washington, DC, January 16, 2025—U.S. import prices advanced 0.1% in December following a 0.1% increase in each of the previous two months, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. | | |
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| | | | Uzin Utz NA Names Marco Ludwig President | | Aurora, CO, January 16, 2025—Uzin Utz North America Inc. is pleased to announce Marco Ludwig's appointment as president. | | |
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| | | Atlas Concorde Opens Design Studio in Paris | | Paris, France, January 16, 2025—Atlas Concorde has announced the opening of Atlas Concorde Studio Paris, consolidating its international presence in the heart of Paris. | | |
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| | | Initial Jobless Claims Rose by 14,000 in Week Ending January 11 | | Washington, DC, January 16, 2025—In the week ending January 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Keith Spano and Steve Sieracki Discuss the Highlighs of CCA Global Meeting | | January 16, 2025—Steve Sieracki, President of Flooring America, Flooring Canada, IDG and Floor Trader, and Keith Spano, President of Carpet One, | | |
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