Market Pulse

Construction market indicators

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Demand Signals

Housing Starts

FRED
1,487 thousands
+7.2%
Updated 0m ago

Single-Family Starts

FRED
935 thousands
-2.8%
Updated 0m ago

Building Permits

FRED
1,386 thousands
-4.7%
Updated 0m ago

Construction Spending

FRED
$2.2M
-0.3%
Updated 0m ago

Cost Drivers

Diesel Fuel

FRED
$4.92 $/gal
+32.2%
Updated 0m ago

30-Year Mortgage

FRED
6.38% %
+3.2%
Updated 0m ago

Economic Context

Construction Employment

FRED
8,330 thousands
+0.3%
Updated 0m ago

Fed Funds Rate

FRED
3.64% %
+0.0%
Updated 0m ago

CPI (All Items)

FRED
330.3 index
+0.9%
Updated 0m ago

Fuel Prices

Diesel (East Coast)

EIA
$5.67 $/gal
-1.1%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Midwest)

EIA
$5.38 $/gal
+1.5%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Gulf Coast)

EIA
$5.31 $/gal
-1.9%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Rocky Mountain)

EIA
$5.26 $/gal
-2.9%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (West Coast)

EIA
$6.82 $/gal
-1.5%
Updated 0m ago

Supply Chain

Freight Trucking PPI

FRED
196 index
+1.0%
Updated 0m ago

Freight Transport Index

FRED
136 index
-0.6%
Updated 0m ago

Inventory-to-Sales Ratio

FRED
1 ratio
-0.7%
Updated 0m ago

Regional Activity

Building Permits by State

Monthly residential building permits (seasonally adjusted)