Market Pulse

Construction market indicators

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Demand Signals

Housing Starts

FRED
1,177 thousands
-15.4%
Updated 0m ago

Single-Family Starts

FRED
882 thousands
-1.9%
Updated 0m ago

Building Permits

FRED
1,410 thousands
-0.9%
Updated 0m ago

Construction Spending

FRED
$2.2M
+0.4%
Updated 0m ago

Cost Drivers

Diesel Fuel

FRED
$5.11 $/gal
-8.7%
Updated 0m ago

30-Year Mortgage

FRED
6.49% %
+0.8%
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
$4.89 $/gal
-3.2%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Midwest)

EIA
$4.75 $/gal
-5.2%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Gulf Coast)

EIA
$4.42 $/gal
-5.0%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (Rocky Mountain)

EIA
$4.79 $/gal
-4.5%
Updated 0m ago

Diesel (West Coast)

EIA
$5.81 $/gal
-4.4%
Updated 0m ago

Supply Chain

Freight Trucking PPI

FRED
219 index
+3.3%
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)