Market Pulse

Construction market indicators

Your Region

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Demand Signals

Housing Starts

FRED
1,427 thousands
+19.0%
Updated 48m ago

Single-Family Starts

FRED
895 thousands
-0.2%
Updated 48m ago

Building Permits

FRED
1,374 thousands
-2.6%
Updated 48m ago

Construction Spending

FRED
$2.2M
+0.1%
Updated 48m ago

Cost Drivers

Diesel Fuel

FRED
$4.84 $/gal
-3.7%
Updated 48m ago

30-Year Mortgage

FRED
6.51% %
+0.3%
Updated 48m ago

Economic Context

Construction Employment

FRED
8,331 thousands
+0.1%
Updated 48m ago

Fed Funds Rate

FRED
3.63% %
+0.0%
Updated 48m ago

CPI (All Items)

FRED
332.6 index
-0.4%
Updated 48m ago

Fuel Prices

Diesel (East Coast)

EIA
$5.19 $/gal
+6.1%
Updated 48m ago

Diesel (Midwest)

EIA
$4.99 $/gal
+7.1%
Updated 48m ago

Diesel (Gulf Coast)

EIA
$4.94 $/gal
+8.7%
Updated 48m ago

Diesel (Rocky Mountain)

EIA
$4.93 $/gal
+7.3%
Updated 48m ago

Diesel (West Coast)

EIA
$5.88 $/gal
+5.9%
Updated 48m ago

Supply Chain

Freight Trucking PPI

FRED
212 index
-0.1%
Updated 48m ago

Freight Transport Index

FRED
140 index
+0.3%
Updated 48m ago

Inventory-to-Sales Ratio

FRED
1 ratio
-1.5%
Updated 48m ago

Regional Activity

Building Permits by State

Monthly residential building permits (seasonally adjusted)