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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

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Rising food and rent costs contributed to the big increase, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said, as did a surge in gas prices that will become more pronounced in the March inflation report. To that end, Shaw has chartered several shipping vessels to help facilitate the movement from factories overseas to retail showrooms in America.

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Economics: ITR forecast signals return to ‘normalized’ growth

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I can understand where the growing lack of confidence comes from, and there is no need to disparage those who collect and report the data. You can’t tell just by looking at the leading indices precisely when Russia invaded Ukraine,” Beaulieu said. There was no, ‘Whoa, we have to wait and see how this all plays out. economy as a whole.

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Hardwood: State of the Industry 2022

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Higher global demand for hardwood cores is driving up the cost of lumber, suppliers report. The war in the Ukraine has further stressed the global supply chain as Russia and Ukraine combined are the largest exporters of hardwood in the world. Others, however, are more directly impacted by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

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Wood: State of the Industry 2023

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By and large, we make our own plywood for the United States, so we were not affected by the shortage; we just ramped up production here in America, so it wasn’t a sweeping change for us. We will be launching a new platform this summer with wood cores sourced and produced in North America by Mirage. Additionally, the Commerce Dept.