All posts tagged "Commerce Department"

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  Export, management and talent development workshops begin

  Over 30 local companies may train in flexible methodology called Smart Talent

  • Posted January 20, 2021
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  Puerto Rico receives $33 million for Opportunity Zone development

  Rep. González lauds EDA investment

  • Posted October 1, 2019
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  NIST launches study of Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico

  Commerce Department agency's first full construction-safety investigation after a major hurricane

  • Posted May 17, 2018
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  U.S. retail sales falter; underlying producer prices rise solidly

  Households cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and other big-ticket items

  • Posted March 14, 2018
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  US trade deficit narrows to $42.4 billion in August

  The Commerce Department said Thursday that the trade gap fell in August from $43.6 billion in July.

  • Posted October 5, 2017
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  US economic growth in Q1 upgraded to 1.4 percent

  Consumer spending and exports on the rise

  • Posted June 29, 2017
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  New homes sales in US rebounded 2.9 percent in May

  South and West see biggest gains

  • Posted June 23, 2017
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  US economy grew at weak 1.9 percent rate in 4th quarter

  WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at an anemic 1.9 percent rate in the fourth quarter, unchanged from an initial estimate, although consumers performed better than first thought. The increase in the gross domestic product, the broadest...

  • Posted February 28, 2017
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  US new-home sales rise in sign of housing market health

  WASHINGTON — Americans bought more new homes in January after a steep fall-off the previous month, a sign the housing market is healthy despite higher mortgage rates. New home sales rose 3.7 percent to a seasonally-adjusted 555,000,...

  • Posted February 24, 2017
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  US Consumer Spending Up 0.5 percent in December

  Incomes also showed some improvement, rising by 0.3 percent in December, spurred by a rebound in growth in wages and salaries

  • Posted January 30, 2017