The Week 39 edition of the Quikrete Industry Dashboard shows U.S. average gas prices are down ($3.22) from last month ($3.35). Pump prices have shrunk compared with last year's nationwide average of $3.83 in late September 2023, per AAA.
Also on the Quikrete Industry Dashboard, The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index figures from September are down significantly (98.7) from August's 105.6. (It's the sharpest decline since August 2021, according to The Conference Board.)
In industry stock news, Masco (+59 percent), Sherwin-Williams (+54.5 percent) and Builders FirstSource (+54.1 percent) are the highest risers so far in 2024. Home Depot, Weyerhaeuser, and Stanley Black & Decker, meanwhile, experienced notable jumps from last month.