Quikrete Industry Dashboard

The industry is wondering out loud if housing starts will build on a two-month streak of improvement. We'll know soon enough, with residential construction data being released June 18.

The latest Quikrete Industry Dashboard already shows gains in sales for NAICS 444 and 44413 -- the latest data for the latter being the month of April. Year-over-year and month over month gains in April were reported for both classifications.

Elsewhere on the dashboard, the Stock Roundup appears volatile with some wide variations in performance. Leading the charge are TSCO and SHW. And also,  gas prices on average have slipped to $2.71 for a gallon of regular.