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According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Monday Economic Report for this week, consumer confidence data rose from 99.1 in October to 102.0 in November, according to the Conference Board. The release noted that the rise was due to improved confidence about future business conditions, job availability and incomes even though they felt slightly […] The post Consumer Confidence Up While Home Sales Continue to Drift Lower appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Monday Economic Report for this week, U.S. consumer credit outstanding rose 2.2% at the annual rate in September after dropping by 3.8% the month before; the data, however, were mixed.   Nonrevolving credit--including auto and student loans--rebounded 1.9% in September after falling by 9.8% in August. Revolving […] The post Consumer Credit and Household Debt Rise appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Monday Economic Report for this week, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 150,000 in October, down from a revised 297,000 in September. While the U.S. economy has added 2,388,000 workers through the first 10 months of 2023, the labor force participation rate edged down from 62.8% to 62.7%. […] The post Manufacturing Hiring and Consumer Confidence Down appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Monday Economic Report for this week, existing home sales fell 2.0% from 4.04 million units at the annual rate in August to 3.96 million units in September, the lowest since October 2010, according to the National Association of Realtors. With higher mortgage rates, homeowners are less willing […] The post Housing Market Sales and Sentiment Continue to Decline appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

ISPA members have reported contacts from callers who seem to be attempting to deceive company staff into making false greenwashing claims about the environmental impact of their companys products. In these situations, someone claiming to be a customer calls a company and asks leading questions to bait the company representative into overstating or misrepresenting the […] The post Beware! Companies Receiving Deceptive Greenwashing-Related Calls appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two climate disclosure bills - named the Climate-Related Risk Disclosure Act (CA SB 261) and the Climate Corporate Leadership and Accountability Act (CA SB 253) - into law. The first law (SB 261) requires companies doing business in California with total revenues over $500 million to begin submitting biennial […] The post Governor Newsom Signs Pair of Climate Disclosure Bills into Law appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

In addition to PFAS-related laws that a number of states have enacted over the past several years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced separate efforts to gather data to help them better understand the use and presence of PFAS chemicals in the United States:    Subject entities must […] The post Two Federal Government Agencies Seek Information on PFAS appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...