WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – July 2013 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index for July increased 0.2% to $29,132.99, due primarily to the strength of popular lengths of dimension spruce and pine. In April, the Index hit its all-time, eight-year record high of $30,023.64. Since […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – June 2013 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber Whole House Commodity Index (Index) for June 2013 was $29,064.17, which is only $4 dollars below the previous month. The declines in wood product pricing were offset by a firming of prices in cement sidings and increased costs in […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – May 2013 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply Cracks in the commodity market in April have developed into what appears to be a short-term correction this month. As of mid-May, the Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index) dipped 3.2% to $29,068.11, which is still 5.5% higher […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – April 2013 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index) continued a four-month string of price increases in April despite some cracks developing in some lumber dimensions. In mid-April 2013 the Index priced out at $30,023.64, which is a record high […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – October 2012 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber Whole House Commodity Index (Index) slumped 2.4% to $26,643.27, primarily on lower prices in wood commodities and market pricing for roofing products. Supply appears to have outpaced demand for the first time in 2012, which seems to be softening […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – November 2012 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index) for November surged dramatically on the ill effects of Hurricane Sandy’s direct hit on the Northeast United States. The Index jumped 3.4% over the last 30 days to $27,559.93, and is […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – January 2013 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index) has been monitoring the wholesale cost of the building materials to construct a 2,200 square foot home since April 2005. In almost seven years, the highest cost month was October 2005 […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – December 2012 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index) for December 2012 remained flat at $27,550.10, which is just a mere $9.83 above the huge increase of November. This big number for December runs counter to the conventional trends of […]
The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index for February 2013 hit a record high as sheathing prices soared and lumber prices edged up. There is an overall inflation aspect in the building supply market, which is being fueled by a supply chain that has been destroyed during the Great Recession, a lack […]
