Information on 2023 Comprehensive Updates to the National, Industry, and State Economic Accounts

n 2023, for the first time, BEA produced its benchmark updates of the nation's gross [...]

BEA News: Personal Income and Outlays, October 2024

Personal income increased $147.4 billion (0.6 percent at a monthly rate) in October. Disposable personal [...]

BEA News: Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2024 (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary)

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the [...]

Joseph Lundgren Consulting October 2024 ABI

After twenty months of declining billings, the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for October [...]

Consumer Sentiment Rose 1.8% to 71.8 in November

Consumer sentiment rose 1.8% to 71.8 in November, according to final results from the University [...]

Median Family Spends 38% of Income on House Payments

In another sign of America’s ongoing housing affordability crisis, the National Association of Home Builders [...]

Architecture Billings Turned Positive in October at 50.3

After twenty months of declining billings, the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for October [...]

Lowe’s Q3 Sales Down 1% YOY, Earnings Down 6%

Lowe's reported total sales for Q3 2024 were $20.2 billion, a 1% decline compared to [...]

Ceramic Tile Imports Declined 5.2% YOY in First 9 Months of 2024

In the first nine months of the year, total U.S. imports of ceramic tile were [...]

Ceramic Imports Down 8.7% in September, Vinyl Imports Down 3.4%

Truist reports on September import data for the ceramic and vinyl flooring categories.