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FRED lumber futures & framing lumber composite

CME random-length lumber futures price, Random Lengths framing composite

Feed detail
Measures
CME random-length lumber futures price, Random Lengths framing composite
Source
fred.stlouisfed.org (series WPU081, lumber futures via CME)
Access
json-api
Cadence
dailyupdates once a day
Thesis
lumber cost spikes lead builder gross-margin guidance and new-construction starts
Maps to
homebuilders, lumber futures, Home Depot/Lowe's input costs
Crowdedness
contested
Tier
tA
Ban-risk
ban:none
Where this stands

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