The average price of a gallon of gas increased by a nickel on the latest Industry Dashboard. Meanwhile, stocks showed a surge on the Home Channel Stock Roundup.
Consumer confidence improves in April, and so does unemployment -- but only slightly. Sherwin-Williams continues to lead the stocks on the Home Channel Stock Roundup.
Sherwin-Williams paces the field on the Home Channel Stock Roundup. Also, the national average for a gallon of regular gas stands at $3.51, down from last month and last year.
Gas prices continue a downward path, averaging $3.51 for a gallon of regular, according to AAA. The Dashboard also shows Sherwin-Williams and Home Depot leading the Stock Roundup.
Gas prices take a turn for the better on the Consumer Watch section of the Industry Dashboard. The latest monthly retail sales figures, however, are heading in the wrong direction.
Gas prices hover at a national average of $3.69 for a gallon of regular. Plus, housing starts dials show slight improvement over last month, and big improvement over last year.
The monthly retail sales stats serve up a mixed message, with hardware stores (NAICS code 44413) showing a slight drop in sales from a year ago. Stocks are all over the board on the Home Channel Stock Roundup.
Gas prices dropped five cents in a week and now stands at a national average of $3.70 for a gallon of regular. All 10 stocks on the roundup are ahead of last month and last year.
Consumer Confidence is ahead of the prior month, but not as strong as the prior year. Elsewhere on the Dashboard, gas prices hold steady at $3.77 per gallon of regular.
Don't look now, but gas prices are creeping higher, according to the AAA national average. Elsewhere on the Dashboard, Tractor Supply leads a mixed performance on the Stock Roundup.
The average price for a gallon of regular gas jumped a nickel in a week, and up 35 cents in month. On the Stock Roundup, Beacon Roofing Supply is riding high.
It was a good month for Tractor Supply, and a good year for Sherwin-Williams on the Home Channel Stock Watch. Also on the Dashboard, Consumer Confidence slipped.
The needles are moving on the Housing Starts dials as residential construction jumped in December. Also moving in a positive direction are the stocks on the Home Channel Stock Roundup.
The average price of gas held steady at $3.31 for a gallon of regular. Also on the Dashboard, Weyerhaeuser, Beacon and Sherwin-Williams led the Home Channel Stock Roundup.
The December national unemployment rate held steady at 7.8%, same as the upwardly revised figure from November. Also on the dashboard, gas prices leveled off at about $3.30 for a gallon of regular.
Nine out of 10 stocks finished the year ahead of where they started, with SHW, BECN and WY up more than 50%. Elsewhere on the Dashboard, existing-home sales are running above last month, and well above last year.
Consumer Confidence, released Thursday morning, shows a sharp decline in December. Also on the Dashboard, Fastenal shows a surge on the monthly axis of the Home Channel Stock Roundup.
The latest monthly retail sales report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows unadjusted 444 and 44413 estimates are running ahead of last month and last year.
The share prices of home channel companies are all over the board on the Home Channel Stock Roundup. And at $3.37 per gallon of regular, gas prices are down from last month but up from last year.
Housing starts are at a pace of 894,000, but the unadjusted monthly retail sales numbers haven't picked up the pace in the latest month of available statistics.