The Week 34 Quikrete Industry Dashboard shows gas prices are down ($3.37) sharply from last month ($3.50) and much lower than last year's nationwide average of $3.84 in late-August 2023, per AAA.
Also on the Quikrete Industry Dashboard, July's existing home sales data (3,950,000) reveals a bump in activity from June (3,890,000) but down compared to July 2023 (4,050,000).
In stock news, Masco (+38.6 percent), Sherwin-Williams (+32.7 percent) and Tractor Supply (+25.9 percent) have all showed large annual gains so far in 2024. Stanley Black & Decker and Builders FirstSource, meanwhile, experienced positive jumps from last month.