| | | Mar 13, 2025 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Ceramic Imports Jumped 18.5% by Dollar Value in January | | New York, NY, March 13, 2025-In January, ceramic imports were up 17.5% in quantity and 18.5% in dollars, reports Grosser Consulting. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | EU Laminate Sales for 2024 Down 1.44%, Up 7.3% to U.S. | | Brussels, Belgium, March 13, 2025-European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) total sales for 2024 amount to 313.459.786 m², down only 1.44% from 2023. | | |
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| | | | Producer Prices Flat in February | | Washington, DC, March 13, 2025—The Producer Price Index for final demand was unchanged in February, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. | | |
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| | | | Dodge Momentum Index Rose 0.7% in February | | Boston, MA, March 13, 2025—The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, grew 0.7% in February to 225.6 (2000=100) from the revised January reading of 223.9. Over the month, commercial planning increased 3.3% while institutional planning fell 4.6%. | | |
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| | | Reddi Acquires Great American Hardwood Flooring of Wichita | | Wichita, KS, March 13, 2025—Reddi has acquired Great American Hardwood Flooring, both based in Wichita, Kansas. | | |
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| | | Consumers of All Income Levels Impacted by Economic Stress | | New York, NY, March 13, 2025-"American consumers have had a lot to fret about so far this year, between never-ending tariff headlines, stubborn inflation and most recently, fresh fears about a recession. These concerns seem to be hitting spending by both rich and poor, across necessities and luxuries, all at once,” reports the Wall Street Journal. | | |
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| | | Initial Jobless Claims Declined by 2,000 in Week Ending March 8 | | Washington, DC, March 13, 2025—In the week ending March 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 220,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor. | | |
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| | | CTI Holds First Women-Only Hands-On Exam | | Jackson, MS, March 13, 2025—On March 8, in honor of International Women’s Day, 12 women tile installers gathered at Carpet & Tile Warehouse in Vero Beach, Florida, to take part in the first-ever all-women Certified Tile Installer (CTI) hands-on exam. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Leah Ledoux and Ben Giamichael Discuss Arch 180's New Private Label Commercial Flooring Package | | March 13, 2025—Leah Ledoux and Ben Giamichael, co-founders of Arch 180, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s new Contract 180 line of private | | |
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