Quikrete Industry Dashboard

The latest weekly installment of the Quikrete Industry Dashboard features a shake-up on Consumer Watch dials. Gas prices rise slightly; however, unemployment rose to 4.0% in June, up slightly from a previous low of 3.8% in May. This marks an increase in the metric after nine consecutive months of decreasing or steady unemployment. There’s no new data on the big-three housing industry reports. But the HBSDealer Stock Roundup shows companies in the hardware and building supply space all over the map of monthly and annual growth.