Percent changes from July to August 2006/ August 2005 to August 2006
Gasoline โ -2.2 / +20.9
No. 2 Diesel fuel โ +6.1 / +26.6
Crude petroleum โ -1.9 / +15.7
Plastic construction products โ +0.2 / +20.1
Lumber and plywood โ -3.8 / -6.1
Steel mill products โ +1.2 / +23.3
Aluminum mill shapes โ +0.1 / +15.6
Copper and brass mill shapes โ -2.4 / +81.0
Fabricated structural metal products โ +0.7 / +7.5
Cement โ +0.3 / +11.0
Concrete products โ 0.0 / +10.4
Asphalt felts and coatings โ +1.2 / +9.2
Gypsum products โ +2.9 / +21.2
Iron ore โ -0.4 / +13.9
Iron and steel scrap โ -11.2 / +20.1
Copper base scrap โ 0.0 / +75.2
Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone โ +1.5 / +10.2
Construction machinery and equipment โ -0.1 / +3.2
Tire, tube, thread, etc. โ -0.2 / +7.2
Heavy motor trucks โ +0.3 / +2.9
Truck trailers โ +1.2 / +5.7