• Single-family starts fall sharply as multi-family starts increase.
• Decline is pronounced in the Northeast.
• Building permits decline sharply.
• Single-family starts fall sharply as multi-family starts increase.
• Decline is pronounced in the Northeast.
• Building permits decline sharply.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Gas prices are lowest since July 2021.
Crude oil costs edge higher.
Natural gas prices recover after recent weakness.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Current sales decline but prospects pick up.
Traffic of prospective buyers stabilizes.
Index improves only in the South.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Prices have trended sideways since late-summer.
Rise in metals prices offsets decline in lumber costs.
Oil prices weaken.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Significant declines in manufacturing and mining production.
Utilities output rebounded.
Capacity utilization slipped for second consecutive month.
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
Headline index re-enters contraction territory after brief emergence in November.
Orders continued to slip while shipments slowed.
Delivery times little changed, remain near normal.
Employment continued to increase.
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
Index remains near recent low.
New orders, shipments & employment deteriorate.
Price indexes fall.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
• Auto sales fall sharply.
• Discretionary spending weakens.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief