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Economics: ITR forecast signals return to ‘normalized’ growth

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But what they didn’t get right in the media was that exports out of the United States in the first quarter of ’22 were at a record high level.”. There’s no reason for it, no reason to be worried about it,” Beaulieu stated. A rise in exports during the period actually bodes well for the U.S. market, Beaulieu noted. “We

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Economics: Headwinds will moderate growth in 2024 

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That was the main thrust of a pair of informative economic keynote presentations delivered by ITR Economics last fall during the North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors+ North American Building Materials Distribution Association (NAFCD+NBMDA) conference. Outlook on U.S. Lowering interest rates will help.

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Exclusive: Boen and Somerset—A dynamic duo

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A few months ago Bauwerk Group, a Switzerland-based manufacturer of hardwood flooring that also owns the Boen brand, purchased the prefinished side of Somerset Hardwood Flooring , the company founded by Steve Merrick in 1990 as a supplier of unfinished goods. I’m looking on the floor. And that’s a whole different perspective.

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