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Russian Construction Industry Expected to Record 7.36% CAGR over 2014-2018

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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction in Russia - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018" report to their offering. The Russian construction industry recorded a.'

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Supply chain: Disruptions ease, issues remain

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The Russia/Ukraine conflict continues to put pressure on shipments from the rest of world. based Tri-West, a top 20 distributor, reported that Asian factories experienced a lead-time change from seven to nine months during most of 2020 and 2021 to three to four months in early 2022. In addition, there remains issues domestically.”.

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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. In February, the energy index jumped 3.5% for the largest monthly rise since October. And over the last year, the energy index was up 25.6%.

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Flooring STATS 2023: Dollars see gains, volume down

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Russia is the largest exporter of fossil fuels in the world. American factories reported that material, labor and transportation constraints prevented them from operating at full capacity. While flooring sales at Home Depot were relatively flat year over year (the retailer reported $9.22 million in 2022—down 3.6%

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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.

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NWFA Expo: Strong turnout reflects optimism amid challenges

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Attendance among professional wood flooring contractors was robust; exhibitors reported brisk activity on the showroom floor; and NWFA management cited optimism among its members. “I Other exhibitors reported similar experiences. “We Combined, Russia and Ukraine are the largest exporters of hardwood in the world.

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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.