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We're still standing. In fact, business has really picked up and it seems to be so across the country. Is this just a fluke or a real indicator of an economic turn around? I looked to ASID's official publication, ICON magazine, for confirmation. Here's news we can welcome.
After several years of contraction that began with the onset of the Great Recession in 2008, the interior design industry is beginning to show signs of recovery. Compared to 2010, the number of practicing designers is up, business for many designers is up, and industry is again actively courting designers to get their business. There are some bright spots on the horizon for interior designers, especially the resurging housing market. Following 14 months of positive readings, The ASID Inquiry Index of 54.4 in December implies that a greater percentage of ASID respondents expect to experience growth in the coming months.
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| Other key indicators also give designers reason to hope that business will continue to improve in 2013. While fluctuating somewhat, the housing market continues to show signs of recovery, with brisk sales of new and existing homes in some areas of the country in January and February. All this housing activity has been good for the design industry. According to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, which produces the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA), robust spending in the second half of 2012 suggests the remodeling recovery is already underway, and the LIRA projects annual homeowner improvement spending will see accelerating double-digit growth through the third quarter of 2013. |
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