Market Insights

WOLF's Key Buyer Index (KBI) for March suggests sunnier skies ahead as the industry moves ahead into the second quarter.

“Secretary Paulson’s proposal for a $700 billion grant of power with no legislative oversight and...

Mixed reviews for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act spur a call to a action.

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) condemned the new “ambush election” union rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which creates unprecedented and sweeping changes to union election rules in the workplace at the expense of small business owners. The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, of which NLBMDA is a member, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce immediately filed suit in federal court to stop the rule’s implementation.

Research from the Farnsworth Group looks at the age group and channel choice of tool purchasers

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose two points to 21 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for December. This marks the third consecutive month in which builder confidence has improved, and brings the index to its highest point since May 2010. 

Demand in the United States for adhesives and sealants is forecast to grow 2.8% per year to $6.4 billion pounds in 2019, valued at $12.8 billion.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports this morning that the unemployment rate increased slightly to 8.3%, compared to 8.2% in June. 

Neither the number of unemployed persons – now 12.8 million – nor the unemployment rate has changed much in 2012.