Market Pulse

Construction market indicators

Your Region

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Demand Signals

Housing Starts

FRED
1,239 thousands
-12.4%
Updated 1h ago

Single-Family Starts

FRED
808 thousands
-9.9%
Updated 1h ago

Building Permits

FRED
1,433 thousands
+4.3%
Updated 1h ago

Construction Spending

FRED
$2.2M
-0.5%
Updated 1h ago

Cost Drivers

Diesel Fuel

FRED
$5.46 $/gal
+10.2%
Updated 1h ago

30-Year Mortgage

FRED
6.67% %
+2.0%
Updated 1h ago

Economic Context

Construction Employment

FRED
8,359 thousands
+0.3%
Updated 1h ago

Fed Funds Rate

FRED
3.63% %
+0.0%
Updated 1h ago

CPI (All Items)

FRED
334.1 index
+0.4%
Updated 1h ago

Fuel Prices

Diesel (East Coast)

EIA
$5.74 $/gal
+5.4%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Midwest)

EIA
$5.95 $/gal
+6.7%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Gulf Coast)

EIA
$5.75 $/gal
+7.4%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Rocky Mountain)

EIA
$5.80 $/gal
+4.5%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (West Coast)

EIA
$6.99 $/gal
+7.5%
Updated 0m ago

Supply Chain

Freight Trucking PPI

FRED
213 index
+1.9%
Updated 1h ago

Freight Transport Index

FRED
135 index
-0.3%
Updated 1h ago

Inventory-to-Sales Ratio

FRED
1 ratio
+1.6%
Updated 1h ago

Regional Activity

Building Permits by State

Monthly residential building permits (seasonally adjusted)