Home Depot Sales Down 3% in Q3, Earnings Down 12.2%
The Home Depot reported sales of $37.7 billion for Q3 2023, a decrease of 3.0% [...]
October Inflation Flat with September
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in October on a [...]
Goldman Sachs Research Expects Global Economy to Outperform in 2024
Goldman Sachs Research expects the global economy to outperform expectations in 2024-just as it did [...]
The Future Construction Labor Force
Like most sectors of our economy, the construction industry is suffering from a shortage of [...]
Consumer Sentiment Declined 5.3% to 60.4 in Early November
Consumer sentiment declined 5.3% to 60.4 in early November, according to preliminary results from the [...]
Housing Affordability Hit Decade Low in Q3 2023
Rising mortgage rates, elevated construction costs and limited existing inventory helped push housing affordability in [...]
Ceramic Imports to U.S. Declined 10.1% in First 9 Months of 2023
In the first nine months of 2023, total US imports of ceramic tile were 141.6 [...]
Construction Employment Added 23,000 Jobs in October
The construction industry added 23,000 jobs in October as unemployment rates for the sector hovered [...]
Floor & Decor Comparable Store Sales Declined 9.3% in Q3
Floor & Décor reported net sales of $1.1 billion in Q3 2023, up 0.9% from [...]