Industry Data
The restoration market in published numbers, and the data behind every report.
Data of the month · November 2026
Retail diesel, against a year before
+73.4%$6.28 a gallon · As of Oct 19, 2026What a gallon of diesel costs, week by week.
Open the data ›| Period | Retail diesel, a gallon |
|---|---|
| Apr | -11.0% |
| May | -10.2% |
| May | -9.7% |
| May | -6.7% |
| May | -7.2% |
| Jun | -7.4% |
| Jun | -5.1% |
| Jun | -4.4% |
| Jun | 0.2% |
| Jun | -2.3% |
| Jul | -3.3% |
| Jul | -1.8% |
| Jul | 0.9% |
| Jul | 1.0% |
| Aug | 1.2% |
| Aug | 1.3% |
| Aug | 0.7% |
| Aug | 1.6% |
| Sep | 3.0% |
| Sep | 5.9% |
| Sep | 6.0% |
| Sep | 5.9% |
| Sep | 5.9% |
| Oct | 3.5% |
| Oct | 0.9% |
| Oct | 1.9% |
| Oct | 4.1% |
| Nov | 6.1% |
| Nov | 9.0% |
| Nov | 10.8% |
| Nov | 8.3% |
| Dec | 6.2% |
| Dec | 6.0% |
| Dec | 3.2% |
| Dec | 2.0% |
| Dec | -0.1% |
| Jan | -2.4% |
| Jan | -4.0% |
| Jan | -5.0% |
| Jan | -1.0% |
| Feb | 0.6% |
| Feb | 0.6% |
| Feb | 0.9% |
| Feb | 3.0% |
| Mar | 7.2% |
| Mar | 35.7% |
| Mar | 42.9% |
| Mar | 50.7% |
| Mar | 50.4% |
| Apr | 55.1% |
| Apr | 56.7% |
| Apr | 52.9% |
| Apr | 52.3% |
| May | 61.3% |
| May | 62.2% |
| May | 58.3% |
| May | 58.4% |
| Jun | 55.0% |
| Jun | 50.1% |
| Jun | 41.7% |
| Jun | 28.0% |
| Jun | 25.2% |
| Jul | 22.4% |
| Jul | 27.6% |
| Jul | 34.7% |
| Jul | 39.6% |
| Aug | 40.7% |
| Aug | 40.0% |
| Aug | 46.9% |
| Aug | 52.4% |
| Aug | 49.9% |
| Sep | 58.4% |
| Sep | 68.1% |
| Sep | 74.2% |
| Sep | 70.0% |
| Oct | 67.0% |
| Oct | 68.6% |
| Oct | 73.4% |
The market board
The latest reading of each, against a year beforeRetail diesel, a gallonOct 19, 2026$6.28+73.4% on a yearConstruction materials prices, against a year beforeSep 2026+11.0%Lumber prices, against a year beforeSep 2026+8.7%Drywall prices, against a year beforeSep 2026+1.4%Construction pay, an hourSep 2026$39.20+4.3% on a yearRemodelers' pay, an hourAug 2026$34.22+0.6% on a yearResidential specialty trade jobsSep 20262.34M−1.2% on a yearConstruction job postings, against a year beforeOct 2026+6.3%Cleaning job postings, against a year beforeOct 2026+2.1%Housing units permitted, against a year beforeSep 2026−4.2%
Latest additions
New readings, deals, declarations, rules and report tables, newest firstNov 5, 2026New readingBuilding permits, Sep 2026Housing units permitted −4.2%Oct 23, 2026New readingConstruction earnings growth, Sep 2026Construction pay, an hour $39.20 · Remodelers' pay, an hour $34.22Oct 23, 2026New readingRetail diesel price, Oct 19, 2026Retail diesel, a gallon $6.28Oct 23, 2026New readingProducer prices for materials, Sep 2026Construction materials prices +11.0% · Lumber prices +8.7% · Drywall prices +1.4%Oct 23, 2026New readingResidential and nonresidential trade jobs, Sep 2026Residential specialty trade jobs 2.34MOct 23, 2026New readingPostings in the trades restoration hires from, Oct 2026Construction job postings +6.3% · Cleaning job postings +2.1%Oct 20, 2026DealServiceMaster Total Cleaning Service (Wash.)Franchise unit sold. Acquired by ServiceMaster of Tacoma; now ServiceMaster Restore of Kirkland.Oct 16, 2026DealWolfe Construction (N.C.)Acquisition. Added by StableDry Services; foundation, crawl-space and waterproofing work.