| May 15, 2018 / The Right News Right When It Happens | Top Story | | The Home Depot (HD) Reports Q1 2018 Results | Atlanta, Georgia, May 15, 2018ÂThe Home Depot reported a sales increase of 4.4% for Q1 2018, compared to Q1 2017. | |
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| Today's Flooring News | | Builder Confidence Rose to 70 in May | Washington, DC, May 15, 2018ÂBuilder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose two points to a level of 70 in May after a downwardly revised April reading on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). | |
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| | Retail Sales Rose 4.7% YOY in April | Washington, DC, May 15, 2018ÂAdvance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2018 were $497.6 billion, an increase of 0.3% from the previous month, and 4.7% above April 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | |
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| | Distrib. Trade Sales & Manu. Shipments Up 6.7% YOY in March | Washington, DC, May 15, 2018ÂThe combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers shipments for March was estimated at $1,438.3 billion, up 0.5% from February 2018 and was up 6.4% from March 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | |
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