Market Pulse

Construction market indicators

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Demand Signals

Housing Starts

FRED
1,239 thousands
-12.4%
Updated 0m ago

Single-Family Starts

FRED
808 thousands
-9.9%
Updated 0m ago

Building Permits

FRED
1,433 thousands
+4.3%
Updated 0m ago

Construction Spending

FRED
$2.2M
-0.5%
Updated 0m ago

Cost Drivers

Diesel Fuel

FRED
$5.46 $/gal
+10.2%
Updated 0m ago

30-Year Mortgage

FRED
6.67% %
+2.0%
Updated 0m ago

Economic Context

Construction Employment

FRED
8,359 thousands
+0.3%
Updated 0m ago

Fed Funds Rate

FRED
3.63% %
+0.0%
Updated 0m ago

CPI (All Items)

FRED
332.8 index
+0.1%
Updated 0m ago

Fuel Prices

Diesel (East Coast)

EIA
$5.45 $/gal
-0.9%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Midwest)

EIA
$5.57 $/gal
-1.2%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Gulf Coast)

EIA
$5.36 $/gal
-2.2%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Rocky Mountain)

EIA
$5.55 $/gal
+0.3%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (West Coast)

EIA
$6.50 $/gal
+1.4%
Updated 0m ago

Supply Chain

Freight Trucking PPI

FRED
205 index
-1.9%
Updated 0m ago

Freight Transport Index

FRED
135 index
-0.3%
Updated 0m ago

Inventory-to-Sales Ratio

FRED
1 ratio
+1.6%
Updated 0m ago

Regional Activity

Building Permits by State

Monthly residential building permits (seasonally adjusted)