Quikrete Industry Dashboard: Steady as she goes

The dramatic movement in the latest Quikrete Industry Dashboard occurred in the Consumer Watch, where the unemployment rate dropped enough to force HBSDealer to recalibrate the dial. The 3.9% rate is the lowest since 2000. On the Residential Construction/Sales charts, two out of three metrics are heading in the positive, upward direction. Stocks, meanwhile, are scattered across the grid, chasing HD and TSCO in the upper right quadrant.