Western Pallet Magazine Double Issue January 2026 | Page 12

Housing Starts 1.31M

Down 7.8%

Manufacturers' Goods $612.6B

September 2025 Report

Released December 4, 2025: Census.gov Up 0.2%

Advance Wholesale Inv. $905.2B

August 2025 Report

Released September 25, 2025: Census.gov Down 0.4%

Flatbed Load to Truck Ratio 19.0

November 2025

DAT Down 23%

Western Flatbed Spot Rates 2.25

December 2025

DAT Up 2.2%

Diesel Prices

California $4.78 (down 3.0%)

West Coast (except CAL) $3.87 (up 0.6%)

Mountain States $3.39 (down 7.8%)

(month-on-month as of December 15, 2025) EIA)

August 2025 Report

Released September 17, 2025

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