trex ceo brian fairbanks is here in a fox business exclusive. you could, compare this summer to previous summers. what kind of spend are you seeing people make on the stuff that needs your trex decking? >> thanks for having me back on the show again. this summer's very different from last summer. we're just coming off of our second largest quarter in the history of the company. now, last year it was a strong quarter as well, but there was significant build and inventory in the channel. this year channel invenn stories are very low. the consumer has been very active in improving their existing homes, so while it's been more difficult for the consumer to be able to move up to that stuff that, say, moving from a 1500 square foot home to a 2500, they're repairing and improving existing spaces, and that's definitely benefiting the company. liz: are you seeing my kind of wobbling in the spend? -- any kind of wobbling? and i ask because, i mean, forget mortgage rates which, by the way, look at week over week. the 30-year fixed jumped markedly, i believ

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