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10/19/2026

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10/13/2026

📊 Scrap & Economic Report — October 12, 2026

Steel up 62% from last year. Consumer sentiment near an all-time low. Mortgage rates at a 3-year high. But the Dow rose and the S&P hit a new record. Here is your snapshot:

✅ Scrap HMS: ~$360/GT — rising
✅ HRC Steel: $1,316/T — up 62% from last year
✅ Copper: $6.71/lb — near all-time high
✅ Jobless claims: 197,900 — near a 60-year low
✅ Economic optimism: 46.8 — highest since March
✅ Dow: +478 to 51,655 — S&P 500 hit a new all-time high

⚠️ Oil: $91.66/b — U.S. lifted Russian diesel ban to ease prices
⚠️ Consumer sentiment: 46.3 — near a 70-year low
⚠️ Mortgage rate: 7.4% — a 3-year high
⚠️ Trade deficit: -$105.6B — record imports
⚠️ Aluminum: $1.39/lb — easing on better supply

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— Greg Brown, BENLEE Roll-off Trailers
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10/12/2026

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10/08/2026

📊 Scrap & Economic Report — October 5, 2026

HRC steel is up 64% from last year. The trade deficit hit $132.6 billion. Jobs came in at just 29,000. And oil eased to $91. Here is your weekly snapshot:

✅ Steel: 1.845MT — up 5.3% YTD, 80.5% capacity utilization
✅ HRC Steel: $1,310/T — up 64% from last year
✅ U.S. oil production: 13,955Mb/d — new record high
✅ GDP Q2 revised: 2.2% — better than initial estimate
✅ Unemployment: 4.2% — still historically low, more people entering workforce

⚠️ Oil: $91.10/b — easing but fuel prices still high
⚠️ Scrap HMS: $348.33/GT — steady
⚠️ Trade deficit: -$132.6B — major widening
⚠️ Jobs: +29,000 — well below expectations
⚠️ Wages: +3.0% vs 3.4% inflation — workers losing buying power
⚠️ PCE inflation: 3.4% — well above 2% target
⚠️ Dow: -652 for the week to 51,177

🚛 Product of the Week: BENLEE Bridge Master Roll-off Trailer — 40', tandem axle, 80,000 GVW. Carries 10-80 yard boxes. Longer bridge than frameless = more payload, more stability, higher uptime. Get a quote at benlee.com.

Full report at benlee.com. Have a safe and profitable week! 💪
— Greg Brown, BENLEE Roll-off Trailers
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10/05/2026

10/01/2026

For those that missed Monday's report.

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09/28/2026

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09/24/2026

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09/22/2026

📊 Scrap & Economic Report — September 21, 2026

Diesel hit a record $6.51/gallon today. The Fed raised rates. Steel capacity utilization jumped to 82.3%. And jobless claims hit their second lowest level in 60 years. Here is your snapshot:

✅ Steel: 1.90MT — up 5.5% YTD, 82.3% capacity utilization
✅ Copper: $6.72/lb — near all-time record
✅ Retail sales: +6% vs last year — strongest monthly gain in 5 months
✅ Jobless claims: 196,000 — second lowest in 60 years
✅ 2025 U.S. family income: record high, poverty rate record low

⚠️ Diesel: $6.51/gal — all-time record high
⚠️ Gasoline: $4.48/gal
⚠️ Oil: $99.53/b — Strait of Hormuz partly closed
⚠️ Fed rate hike: +0.25% to 3.75%–4.0%
⚠️ Housing starts: 1.275M — down 2.6%, mortgage rates at 7.2%
⚠️ Dow: -733 to 51,683

🚛 Product of the Week: BENLEE Super Mini Long 33' Tandem Axle Roll-off Trailer — short, maneuverable, heavy hauler. Also available in triaxle and as a 34' 80,000 GVW version. Get a quote at benlee.com.

Full report at benlee.com. Have a safe and profitable week! 💪
— Greg Brown, BENLEE Roll-off Trailers
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