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Sept. 16, 2013
Industry Updates
NATE CORNER | Top Testing Locations for June 29 – August 26, 2013
1. Lennox National Account Services, Fort Lauderdale, FL ........... 70
2. Johnstone Supply, Denver, CO ................................................. 53
3. Mingledorff’s Inc., Norcross, GA .............................................. 45
4. Lincoln College of Technology, Columbia, MD ......................... 39
5. TesTrac.com, Ltd., Burnsville, MN ............................................ 35
6. Ultimate Technical Academy, LLC, North Little Rock, AR ............ 29
7. Airefco Inc., Fife, WA .................................................................. 26
8. Carrier Florida, Pompano Beach, FL ........................................... 26
9. Goodman MFG, Spring, TX.......................................................... 24
10. Habegger Corp., Cincinnati, OH ................................................ 24
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STEEL MARKET UPDATE | Galvanized Price Series

Source: WWW.STEELMARKETUPDATE.COM, © Steel Market Update 2013

NEW RESIDENTIAL
CONSTRUCTION IN
MAY 2013
Building Permits
Privately owned
housing units were at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 974,000.
This is 3.1 percent (± 0.9%) below
the revised April rate of 1,005,000
but is 20.8 percent (± 1.3%) above
the May 2012 estimate of 806,000.
Housing Starts
Privately owned
housing starts were at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 914,000.
This is 6.8 percent (±10.1%) above
the revised April estimate of 856,000
and is 28.6 percent (±14.4%) above
the May 2012 rate of 711,000.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau News/HUD
HEATING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT
SHIPMENT REPORT

Source: April 2013 Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment, AHRI.