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Construction Input Prices Rise 2.6% in February, Says ABC

Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 10:11 AM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, March 15—Construction input prices increased 2.6% in February compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices rose 2.5% for the month.

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Construction Input Prices Rise 2.6% in February, Says ABC

Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 9:33 AM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, March 15—Construction input prices increased 2.6% in February compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices rose 2.5% for the month.

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Construction Input Prices Rebound in July, Says ABC

Posted on Friday, August 9, 2019 10:13 AM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—Construction input prices expanded 0.8% in July but are down 0.6% year-over-year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 0.8% for the month but have declined 0.3% on a year-ago basis.

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Price of Construction Materials Declines in November; ABC Predicts Moderate Increases in Early 2019

Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 11:41 AM By anonymous

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—Construction materials prices fell 1.8 percent in November, according to Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today. Despite the monthly decline, materials prices are still 5.3 percent higher than they were on a year-over-year basis.

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Construction Materials Prices Continue to Rise in October

Posted on Friday, November 9, 2018 10:43 AM By anonymous

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9—Construction prices rose 0.5 percent in October and are 7.9 percent high than at the same time a year ago, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data conducted by Associated Builders and Contractors. Prices for nonresidential construction inputs also increased 0.5 percent on a month-over-month basis and are up by more than 8 percent on a year-over-year basis.  

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Construction Input Prices Inch Down in December, Up YOY Despite Low Inflation, ABC Says

Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:59 PM By Taylor Larkin

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11—Overall construction input prices declined 0.1 percent in December, yet despite the lack of inflation for the month, prices are up 5 percent on a year-over-year basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of  Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today.  Nonresidential construction materials prices also declined 0.1 percent for the month and are up 4.8 percent from the same time one year ago. 

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November Construction Input Prices Expand; Year-over-Year Inflation Highest Since 2011

Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 12:00 PM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 – Construction input prices expanded 0.7 percent in November and rose 5.6 percent on a yearly basis, the largest increase since November 2011, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of  Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today. Nonresidential construction materials prices also expanded 0.7 percent for the month and 5.4 percent for the year. Crude petroleum prices rose 11 percent in November and are 31 percent higher than this time last year. 

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Construction Input Prices Flat, but Crude Petroleum Prices Plummet in May, ABC Says

Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 10:47 AM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 13—Construction input prices remained unchanged in May, ending five consecutive months of price expansion, according to analysis of  Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. Construction input prices expanded 3.4 percent on a year-over-year basis. 

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