The latest Producer Price Index (PPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows prices for materials used in door and window manufacturing mostly…
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USBLS Releases Monthly Employment Reports
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment reports this week,…
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Open Construction Jobs Rise in July
The need for construction workers continues to rise, it seems. That's according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover…
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Housing Starts Climb as Costs Keep Buyers on Sidelines
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) posted several updates last week reporting both good and bad news for the housing industry. While starts for…
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Commerce Finalizes Canadian Softwood Lumber Countervailing Duty Rate
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its final decision recently, following the sixth administrative review of a countervailing duty order on softwood lumber from…
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Amid High Rates and Softer Housing, Industry Execs Show Confidence
Chief executives for four leading door, window and hardware companies remain optimistic about demand for their companies’ products, despite what some describe as a “weak”…
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New Home Sales Fall to Lowest Pace in More than Six Years
The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) reported last week that new home sales in July fell to their lowest level since January 2016. Tepid sales…
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July HMI Report Shows Little Change
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) reports that Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose one point…
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Higher Mortgage Rates Prompt Pause in New-Home Sales in July
Sales of newly built, single-family homes declined 13.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 394,000 units in July as higher mortgage rates prompted…
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July Construction Recedes Two Percent Overall but Building Numbers Grow
According to the latest construction starts numbers, released by McGraw Hill Construction, new construction starts in July decreased 2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual…