Hotel Construction Pipeline Rose 3% in Projects in Q2
Lodging Econometrics' (LE's) Q2 2025 Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report states that the total pipeline [...]
Homebuilder Confidence Down 1 Point to 32 in August
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 32 in August, down [...]
July Import Prices Up 0.4%, Export Prices Up 0.1%
U.S. import prices increased 0.4% in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, following [...]
Retail Sales Rose 0.5% in July, Up 3.9% YOY
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July 2025 were $726.3 billion, [...]
Consumer Sentiment Down 5% in August on Inflation Concerns
Consumer sentiment declined 5% to 58.6 in early August, according to preliminary results from the [...]
Initial Jobless Claims Declined by 3,000 in Week Ending August 9
In the week ending August 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was [...]
Construction Input Price Up 0.4% in July
Construction input prices increased 0.4% in July compared to the previous month, according to an [...]
Producer Prices Rose 0.9% in July, Up 3.3% YOY
The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.9% in July, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. [...]
Mortgage Applications Rose 10.9% in Week Ending August 8
Mortgage applications increased 10.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers [...]
75% of Metro Markets Had Home Price Gains in Q2
Seventy-five percent of metro markets (170 out of 228) registered home price gains in the [...]