by Stephanie Masters | Aug 10, 2022 | Economic Updates
The U.S. Department of Commerce is lowering duties on many Canadian softwood lumber imports to 8.59% after finalizing its third annual administrative review of the controversial tariffs. The new “all others” duty rate is a significant decrease from the current rate of...
by Stephanie Masters | Jun 10, 2022 | Economic Updates
In recognition of recent gasoline price increases, the Internal Revenue Service announced on June 9th an increase in the optional standard mileage rate for the final 6 months of 2022. The standard mileage rate for business travel will be 62.5 cents per mile, up 4...
by MSLBMDA | Dec 30, 2019 | Economic Updates
PORTLAND, ME – December 20, 2019 – BlueTarp Financial – the leading credit management company for B2B suppliers – released its Q3 2019 Building Supply Index. The Q3 2019 unadjusted view remained flat compared to Q3 2018 at 141.43. The trailing 12-month average, which...
by MSLBMDA | Oct 1, 2019 | Economic Updates
PORTLAND, ME – BlueTarp Financial – the leading credit management company for B2B suppliers – released its Q2 2019 Building Supply Index. The Q2 2019 unadjusted view marginally declined from 139.06 in Q2 2018 to 137.20 and the trailing 12-month average has been flat,...
by MSLBMDA | Mar 21, 2019 | Economic Updates
“BlueTarp Financial – the leading credit management company for B2B suppliers – released its Q4 2018 Building Supply Index. The Q4 2018 seasonally unadjusted average declined from 131.39 in 2017 to 130.73 the first year-over-year slowdown since Q2 2016. The...
