By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for January dropped 4.0 percent to $344.19 per thousand, and just like inflation readings of late, the decline this month is significantly down which could indicate the bottom in the wood markets may have been reached. Last January the markets were in a completely […]
By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for December dropped $68.31 per thousand to $358.69 or 16.0 percent as holiday slowdowns, winter weather, and softening demand in other parts of the country suppress pricing. The downward pricing trends this time of year match the market’s normal capitulations as Americans focus more […]
By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for November dropped 4.7 percent to $427.00 per thousand and once again, that is despite another hurricane making landfall in Florida. One notable point about this month’s Index was the pricing levels were not in unison in their decrease and in fact, many items […]
By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for September dropped 10.7 percent as interest rates continue to weigh down the overall national housing market and fears of a robust hurricane season wane. While it appears this morning a national rail strike may have been averted by the Biden administration, the hurricane […]
By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for July dropped 5.1 percent to $582.54 per thousand, but the signs of the markets are pointing up despite the overall decline of the month. In the last couple of weeks, the markets have moved up, especially in the sheathings, despite the overall decline. […]
By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) remains volatile as last month’s increases were reversed with a capitulation in all areas. The Index over the last 30 days plunged 35.3 percent to $613.56 as weakness in the housing market and rising interest rates begin to bite the housing market. The Federal […]
By Don Magruder After a steep one month decline in April, the RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) clawed back half of its decline in May by increasing 6.6 percent to $948.19 per thousand. Pricing was mixed as mills and wholesalers struggled with the new realities of the transportation issues, the Ukraine-Russian War, and […]
By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) is a weighted index that we have been charting since 2000, and it includes a mix of the most popular wood items sold in Central Florida. The Index for March jumped 14.0 percent to $1,358.45 per thousand which is on top of a 17.5 […]
