Electrical Economy

Billings at U.S. architecture firms continued their upward trajectory in July while building permits and purchasing managers' outlook slipped.

Quite a few products showed year-over-year increases of more than 1%.

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June building permits surge 7.4%. Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,254,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This is +7.4% above the revised May rate of 1,168...

June’s Electrical Price Index was up +0.2% increase over May and +0.4% over May 2016. The monthly increase was due in large part to a +1.1% increase in the Building Wire category and a +1.2% increase in Air Conditioners, the only categories...

The U.S. Census Bureau said privately-owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,215,000, 8.3% above the revised May estimate of 1,122,000, and 2.1% above the June 2016 rate of 1,190,000. Single-family housing...