The latest Quikrete Industry Dashboard shows all 10 ticker symbols hovering in negative territory for the month, and BLDR flying high on a year-over-year basis.
The rest of the weekly tracker of major industry metrics shows a mixture gains and declines.
The most promising chart is perhaps the one tracking single-family starts, which in Septermber were reported at a pace higher than August, and also higher than the same month a year ago.
Gas prices are down for the month and the year. The natioonal average for a gallon of regular, according to the American Automobile Association's tally, was $3.52 on Oct. 26.