U.S. Commerce Department

• Single-Family Starts Increase Levels Out Totals in June

  17 Jul 2019Editorial Staff

  Total housing starts dipped slightly by 0.9% in June with single-family gains offsetting a drop in multi-family production according to a report from the U.S.…

• Midwest’s Harsh Winter Pushes Housing Starts Down 2 Percent in January

  19 Feb 2015Editorial Staff

  Nationwide housing starts fell 2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.065 million units in January, according to newly released data from the…

• Construction Spending Rises 0.6 Percent in July

  5 Sep 2013Editorial Staff

  The nation’s builders were busy in July as construction spending increased 0.6 percent to $900.8 billion—the largest upswing in four years—according to the September 3…

• Commerce Department Finds Majority of Imports of Hardwood/Plywood from China are Unfairly Traded

  25 Mar 2013Editorial Staff

  The Department of Commerce (DOC) recently issued a preliminary determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of hardwood and decorative plywood…