Market Pulse

Construction market indicators

Your Region

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Demand Signals

Housing Starts

FRED
1,221 thousands
-5.2%
Updated 1h ago

Single-Family Starts

FRED
859 thousands
-4.6%
Updated 1h ago

Building Permits

FRED
1,400 thousands
-0.2%
Updated 1h ago

Construction Spending

FRED
$2.2M
+0.9%
Updated 1h ago

Cost Drivers

Diesel Fuel

FRED
$6.22 $/gal
-1.2%
Updated 1h ago

30-Year Mortgage

FRED
7.35% %
+7.1%
Updated 1h ago

Economic Context

Construction Employment

FRED
8,364 thousands
+0.1%
Updated 1h ago

Fed Funds Rate

FRED
3.75% %
+3.3%
Updated 1h ago

CPI (All Items)

FRED
336.3 index
+0.6%
Updated 1h ago

Fuel Prices

Diesel (East Coast)

EIA
$5.98 $/gal
+1.3%
Updated 19m ago

Diesel (Midwest)

EIA
$6.35 $/gal
+1.5%
Updated 19m ago

Diesel (Gulf Coast)

EIA
$5.90 $/gal
+1.6%
Updated 19m ago

Diesel (Rocky Mountain)

EIA
$6.42 $/gal
+1.9%
Updated 19m ago

Diesel (West Coast)

EIA
$7.39 $/gal
+2.1%
Updated 19m ago

Supply Chain

Freight Trucking PPI

FRED
222 index
+3.7%
Updated 1h ago

Freight Transport Index

FRED
136 index
-0.7%
Updated 1h ago

Inventory-to-Sales Ratio

FRED
1 ratio
-0.7%
Updated 1h ago

Regional Activity

Building Permits by State

Monthly residential building permits (seasonally adjusted)