Construction Industry Reports
Original data-driven reports built on public datasets from FRED, OECD, and BLS. Free to read, free to cite — please link back to the source page.
What these reports cover
EasyBuildCalc reports focus on builder-facing signals: material price indexes, housing starts, peak-to-current changes, and the planning impact for contractors. The goal is to make public construction data usable for bids, budgets, and project timing without forcing readers to interpret raw economic series.
Material Prices
Track monthly lumber, steel, concrete, and housing starts data.
Housing Starts
Compare annual new construction activity across OECD countries.
Lumber Market
Compare US lumber PPI with global softwood price trends.
How to cite the data
Each report includes source links and the exact datasets used. If you quote a chart or summary, link to the report URL and mention the original public data source named on the page. For contractor proposals, use the report as market context and the calculators as project-specific estimates. Reports are updated when the underlying public datasets publish new periods, so check the page date before reusing older numbers in bids or forecasts.