Market Pulse

Construction market indicators

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Demand Signals

Housing Starts

FRED
1,465 thousands
-2.8%
Updated 0m ago

Single-Family Starts

FRED
930 thousands
-9.0%
Updated 0m ago

Building Permits

FRED
1,423 thousands
+4.4%
Updated 0m ago

Construction Spending

FRED
$2.2M
+0.4%
Updated 0m ago

Cost Drivers

Diesel Fuel

FRED
$5.60 $/gal
+1.8%
Updated 0m ago

30-Year Mortgage

FRED
6.44% %
+1.7%
Updated 0m ago

Economic Context

Construction Employment

FRED
8,337 thousands
+0.2%
Updated 0m ago

Fed Funds Rate

FRED
3.63% %
-0.3%
Updated 0m ago

CPI (All Items)

FRED
334.0 index
+0.5%
Updated 0m ago

Fuel Prices

Diesel (East Coast)

EIA
$5.15 $/gal
-1.7%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Midwest)

EIA
$5.18 $/gal
-3.9%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Gulf Coast)

EIA
$4.79 $/gal
-2.3%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Rocky Mountain)

EIA
$5.20 $/gal
-2.5%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (West Coast)

EIA
$6.29 $/gal
-1.7%
Updated 0m ago

Supply Chain

Freight Trucking PPI

FRED
213 index
+7.9%
Updated 0m ago

Freight Transport Index

FRED
139 index
+0.4%
Updated 0m ago

Inventory-to-Sales Ratio

FRED
1 ratio
-0.8%
Updated 0m ago

Regional Activity

Building Permits by State

Monthly residential building permits (seasonally adjusted)