Quikrete Industry Dashboard

The latest version of the Quikrete Industry Dashboard includes updates of gas prices, stock prices, and monthly retail sales. The numbers could be worse, but none of the three is likely to inspire celebrations for executives in the hardware and building supply industry.

December NAICS 44414 (hardware store) sales were up slightly for the year, but down compared to the prior month. Meanwhile, the HBSDealer Stock Roundup has only one ticker symbol in the top right quadrant, and that one is the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Gas prices as of March 15 are up 20 cents from last month, and even with last year at $2.53 per gallon.