Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Asphalt inventories are mostly full – now the paving needs to get underway.
- East Coast retail markets decline in some New England and southeast area markets.
- Some Gulf Coast selling prices slipped this week.
- Suppliers reduced retail prices in some Midwest locations, while others were steady.
- Canada asphalt prices were reportedly lower in Vancouver.
- Spot month WTI crude oil prices increase $1.65 per barrel, closing the week at $53.20 per barrel, despite buildup in US crude inventories.