Market Pulse

Construction market indicators

Your Region

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Demand Signals

Housing Starts

FRED
1,502 thousands
+10.8%
Updated 3h ago

Single-Family Starts

FRED
1,032 thousands
+9.7%
Updated 3h ago

Building Permits

FRED
1,372 thousands
-10.8%
Updated 3h ago

Construction Spending

FRED
$2.2M
-0.3%
Updated 3h ago

Cost Drivers

Diesel Fuel

FRED
$5.50 $/gal
+11.8%
Updated 3h ago

30-Year Mortgage

FRED
6.33% %
+2.4%
Updated 3h ago

Economic Context

Construction Employment

FRED
8,330 thousands
+0.3%
Updated 3h ago

Fed Funds Rate

FRED
3.64% %
+0.0%
Updated 3h ago

CPI (All Items)

FRED
330.3 index
+0.9%
Updated 3h ago

Fuel Prices

Diesel (East Coast)

EIA
$5.42 $/gal
-1.3%
Updated 40m ago

Diesel (Midwest)

EIA
$5.13 $/gal
-0.7%
Updated 40m ago

Diesel (Gulf Coast)

EIA
$5.01 $/gal
-1.1%
Updated 40m ago

Diesel (Rocky Mountain)

EIA
$5.27 $/gal
+1.1%
Updated 40m ago

Diesel (West Coast)

EIA
$6.53 $/gal
-1.4%
Updated 40m ago

Supply Chain

Freight Trucking PPI

FRED
196 index
+1.0%
Updated 3h ago

Freight Transport Index

FRED
140 index
+1.5%
Updated 3h ago

Inventory-to-Sales Ratio

FRED
1 ratio
-1.5%
Updated 3h ago

Regional Activity

Building Permits by State

Monthly residential building permits (seasonally adjusted)