Quikrete Industry Dashboard

The latest version of the Quikrete Industry Dashboard shows growth in single-family housing starts, which rose to a pace of 876,000 in July, according to the Commerce Department. However, total starts fell to seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,191,000, the lowest rate since February.

The monthly sales charts were also updated as the Monthly Retail Trade Report shows year-over-year declines for both NAICS 444, and its hardware store subset, NAICS 44413.

On the volatile stock grid, the majority of companies tracked produced negative numbers compared to a month ago. On an annual basis, stocks produced more gains than declines.