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The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.4% in March, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This rise followed advances of 0.9% in February and 1.2% in January.  Read More

Investors who buy and then rent new homes are fast becoming a favorite customer of the homebuilder industry, reports the Wall Street Journal. Read More

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.2% in March on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.8% in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Read More

Rising mortgage interest rates, spurred by expected, significant tightening of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, will aggravate housing affordability challenges in 2022, reports the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Read More

Supported by gains in the U.S. construction and housing markets and robust overall economic growth, U.S. ceramic tile consumption increased for the first time since 2018, according to the Tile Council of North America (TCNA). At Coverings 2022, TCNA Executive Director Eric Astrachan reported that total U.S. ceramic tile consumption in 2021 was 3.11 billion sq. ft., up 9.9% from the previous year. Read More

In the first two months of 2022 U.S. ceramic tile imports were down about 9% in square meters vis a vis last year, from 32.5 million square meter to 29.5 million square meter, according to Grosser Consulting. Read More

[Clemson, S.C.] The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) has released the 2021 U.S. Ceramic Tile Market Update. Supported by gains in the U.S. construction and housing markets and robust overall economic growth, U.S. ceramic tile consumption increased for the first time since 2018, TCNA reported. According to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce & Tile Council of North America, total U.S. ceramic tile consumption in 2021 was 3.11 billion square feet, up 9.9 percent from the previous year. Read More

As the housing industry celebrates New Homes Month in April, millennials say their housing preferences have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than a third (36%) of millennials are now in favor of a larger home and home builders are responding to this trend. Read More

Construction employment climbed by 19,000 jobs between February and March, while spending on construction projects rose for the 12th month in a row in February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data. Association leaders warned that further gains may stall unless the supply of workers and materials improves. Read More

3Q 2021 U.S. Ceramic Tile Market Update: U.S. ceramic tile consumption rose 15.3% by volume 3Q 2021 YTD compared to the same timeframe in 2020. Read More