Although NKBA members are still optimistic about current and future kitchen and bath business conditions, there are signs of changes in the marketplace.

Year-to-date, new orders remained 3 percent below the first five months of last year with 64 percent of the participants reporting reduced orders.

Compared to last quarter’s LIRA release, the updated LIRA now shows lower market size estimates and projections for remodeling and repair activity in 2018, 2019, and the first half of 2020.

After several years of acceleration, annual growth in national home improvement and repair spending is expected to soften in 2019.

This information from the Hardwood Federation emphasizes the importance of the wood products industry to the United States.

New England Casket Co. uses technology and innovation to make a high-end product in an increasingly competitive field.

NAHB predicts that remodeling spending for owner-occupied single-family homes will increase 4.9 percent in 2018 over 2017.

For the month, some 62 percent of the participants reported decreased orders.

Michael A. Dunlap & Associates, LLC released the results of its October 2017 Quarterly MADA / OFI Trends Survey.

Kitchen and bath cabinetry sales fell 2.2 percent for the month of September, compared to the same month 2016.