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  Today's Date: Thursday September 9, 2010    Current MMQB Index: 2925.17 -19.57 (-0.67%) on a volume of 808,069 shares. Year to Date Change: + 1.74%
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   Haworth Inc.
   Herman Miller Inc.
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   HNI
   Humanscale
   KI
   Kimball International, Inc.
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   Knoll Inc.
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   Merchandise Mart Properties
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   OfficeMax Inc.
   Steelcase Inc.
   Teknion Inc.
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   United Stationers, Inc.
   Vitra
Residential
Residential Furniture Orders Recovering
Friday September 3, 2010 
The backlog in June was 35% higher than last year.

Residential Furniture Orders Show 9% Increase
Wednesday June 2, 2010 
March shipments were 12% ahead of February and 5% ahead of March 2009.

Residential Furniture factory orders rise 4% in January
Monday April 5, 2010 
Factory shipments were up 6% from January 2009, following a 3% year-over-year gain in December.

Residential Furniture factory orders rose 10% in November
Monday February 8, 2010 
There's a bit of good news out of the residential furniture industry.

Flat U.S. residential furniture orders reported
Wednesday December 30, 2009 
Lack of a year-over-year decline is first time in two years.

Residential Furniture Shipments down 12% in August
Monday November 9, 2009 
For the year to date, orders are down 19% from the 2008 pace.

Residential Furniture Shipment Sink
Monday July 6, 2009 
The office furniture industry has plenty of company when it comes to falling sales.

Residential Furniture Orders Hammered in December
Monday March 9, 2009 
Total new orders for the year came in 14% lower than 2007.

U.S. Residential Furniture Orders drop 12% in September
Wednesday December 3, 2008 
Residential furniture orders registered their fourth straight double-digit decline.

U.S. Residential Furniture Factory orders drop 17% in July
Monday October 6, 2008 
If you think office furniture sales are sinking, consider the plight of the residential market.

Residential Furniture Orders Sink
Monday September 8, 2008 
June was another disappointing month for domestic makers of residential furniture.

Residential Furniture Orders Fall
Thursday August 7, 2008 
Residential furniture orders were down 6% in May from the same month a year earlier.

Residental Furniture sales slump
Monday July 7, 2008 
Retailers and wholesalers told to raise prices now.

Residential factory orders drop 8% in December
Monday March 3, 2008 
For the year, some 70% of the survey respondents told the firm they had lower orders and 76% reported lower shipments.

Residential Factory orders drop 2% in September
Monday December 10, 2007 
There was more bad news last week for the residential furniture industry.

Robert Allen|Beacon Hill to Sell High-End Residential Furniture from Kindel
Tuesday October 2, 2007 
Traditional furniture enjoying mini-boom.

Residential Furniture Sales Continue to Fall
Monday September 10, 2007 
Residential furniture orders in June were down 6 percent from a year earlier.

Home Furnishing are a Negative
Monday September 3, 2007 
American home furnishings companies have tried to remain competitive.

Furniture Still Big Business in High Point
Monday July 2, 2007 
According to a new study, the home furnishings industry in and around High Point, North Carolina has an economic impact of $8.25 billion.

March Residential Factory Orders, Shipments Fall
Monday June 11, 2007 
Orders were down 4% from March 2006 and shipments were down 6%.

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