Total Construction Starts Declined 9% in June
Total construction starts fell 9% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1 [...]
Port-of-Entry
U.S. hard-surface imports finally crossed over the “400” bar in May, with the $425.2 million [...]
AIA Predicts Rapid Growth for Nonresidential Construction in Late ’23
The American Institute of Architect’s (AIA) Consensus Construction Forecast panel has optimistic projections for nonresidential [...]
Architecture Billings Index Remained Positive at 50.1 in June
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 50.1 for June indicates that billings at architecture [...]
Housing Starts Declined 8% in June
Privately‐owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,434,000, the [...]
Builder Confidence Rose 1 Point to 56 in July
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes in July posted a one-point [...]
Retail Sales Rose 0.2% in June, Up 1.5% YOY
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for June 2023 were $689.5 billion, [...]
Flooring Sales Trends for 2023
Floor Focus’ Survey 2023: What the Retailers Think, in the July 2023 issue of Floor [...]
Wall Street Believes Inflation is Subsiding
"Wall Street is more convinced than ever that inflation is subsiding,” reports the Wall Street [...]
Consumer Sentiment Up 12.7% in Early July
Consumer sentiment rose 12.7% to 72.6 in early July, according to preliminary results from the [...]