Market Pulse

Construction market indicators

Demand Signals

Housing Starts

FRED
1,404 thousands
+6.2%
Updated 3h ago

Single-Family Starts

FRED
981 thousands
+4.1%
Updated 3h ago

Building Permits

FRED
1,448 thousands
+4.3%
Updated 3h ago

Construction Spending

FRED
$2.2M
+0.3%
Updated 3h ago

Cost Drivers

Diesel Fuel

FRED
$3.72 $/gal
+5.6%
Updated 3h ago

30-Year Mortgage

FRED
6.05% %
-0.8%
Updated 3h ago

Economic Context

Construction Employment

FRED
8,308 thousands
+0.4%
Updated 3h ago

Fed Funds Rate

FRED
3.64% %
+0.0%
Updated 3h ago

CPI (All Items)

FRED
326.6 index
+0.2%
Updated 3h ago

Fuel Prices

Diesel (East Coast)

EIA
$3.92 $/gal
+2.1%
Updated 11m ago

Diesel (Midwest)

EIA
$3.89 $/gal
+2.4%
Updated 11m ago

Diesel (Gulf Coast)

EIA
$3.60 $/gal
+3.1%
Updated 11m ago

Diesel (Rocky Mountain)

EIA
$3.74 $/gal
+1.5%
Updated 11m ago

Diesel (West Coast)

EIA
$4.53 $/gal
+1.5%
Updated 11m ago

Supply Chain

Freight Trucking PPI

FRED
195 index
+1.0%
Updated 3h ago

Freight Transport Index

FRED
138 index
-0.6%
Updated 3h ago

Inventory-to-Sales Ratio

FRED
1 ratio
-0.7%
Updated 3h ago

Regional Activity

Building Permits by State

Monthly residential building permits (seasonally adjusted)