STRUCTURAL BUILDING COMPONENTS MAGAZINE
August 2005 Support Document
Economic Environment
Reading the Tea Leaves: A Regional Focus
| SECTOR | PARAMETER NAME | WEB SITE LOCATION |
| ECONOMY | Economagic.com | www.economagic.com |
| U.S Department of Labor | www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm | |
| The Bureau of Economic Analysis | www.bea.gov www.bea.gov/bea/regional/data.htm |
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| Census's "Fact Finder" web site | http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en | |
| State Planning sites - ex. ME and WV | www.state.me.us/spo/ www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/ |
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| County planning sites - ex. VA Fairfax | www.fairfax.va.us/aboutfairfax/ | |
| Federal Reserve (regional sites) Ex. Chicago District |
www.federalreserve.gov/otherfrb.htm www.chicagofed.org/ |
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| Dismal Scientist (Fee-Based Service) | www.economy.com/dismal/pro/release.asp?r=usa_bls790 | |
| Business Confidence – ISM | www.ism.ws/ISMReport/RegionalFeb05.cfm | |
| Display State and County Information on Maps | http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en | |
| CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY | Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA) | www.agc.org (Under Construction Economics) |
| “Toward a New Metropolis: The Opportunity to Rebuild America,” by the Brookings Institute’s Arthur Nelson | www.brookings.edu/index/reports.htm | |
| McGraw Hill Construction (formerly F.W. Dodge Company) (Fee-Based) | www.fwdodge.com | |
| HOUSING ACTIVITY | NAHB’s Housing Economics Online (Fee-Based) | www.nahb.org |
| Housing Economics Online (Subscription Service) | www.nahb.org/generic.aspx?sectionID=728 | |
| Builderonline | www.builderonline.com | |
| Bureau of Census - Free Source on Regional Starts and Permits | www.census.gov/newresconst | |
| HSH Associates - Source for Regional and Metro Mortgage Rates | www.hsh.com/ | |
| National Association of Realtors (NAR) – Resale Market | www.realtor.com | |
| INDUSTRY NEWS | Industry Trade Associations & Journals |
APA - the Engineered Wood Association: www.apawood.org Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA): www.sfpa.org Western Wood Products Association (WWPA): www.wwpa.org Panelworld: www.panelworldmag.com Wood Based Panels International: www.wbpionline.com Timber and sawmilling: www.timberprocessing.com/vserver/hb/display.cfm?MagazineKey=5 |
| Regional Lumber and Panel Prices (Some are Fee-Based) | www.randomlengths.com www.madisonsreport.com www.crows.com |
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| Structural Building Components Industry | SBC Magazine: www.sbcmag.info Wood Truss Council of America: www.woodtruss.com |