NEW FEDERAL DATA SHOWS CONTRACTORS GETTING SQUEEZED BETWEEN RISING MATERIALS COSTS AND STAGNANT PRICES FOR FINISHED CONSTRUCTION

Latest Producer Price Index Figures Signal Need for Speedy Investments in Infrastructure Construction While Prices are Still Relatively Low, Construction Economist Notes

Construction contractors are being squeezed by rising materials costs and disappearing profit margins, based on analysis of the latest producer price index (PPI) conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America today.  The new figures show finished prices of nonresidential buildings dropped last year even though a number of construction materials prices have begun to increase in price, noted Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist.

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NEW DATA SHOWS LOW CONSTRUCTION PRICES MAY SOON BE COMING TO AN END AS DIESEL, PLYWOORD AND COPPER PRICES JUMP IN NOVEMBER

Monthly Change in Prices a 'Warning Shot' that Low Prices Likely to End Soon, Top Construction Economist Says 

New federal data released today showing sharp increases in the prices of key construction materials like diesel, copper and brass mill shapes likely foreshadow future increases in construction costs, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today.  The new November producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provide the strongest indication yet that construction prices are heading up, the association noted.

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AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.

PRODUCER PRICE INDEX FIGURES SHOW LIMITED-TIME CONSTRUCTION COSTS SALE COMING TO AN END, TOP CONSTRUCTION ECONOMIST SAYS

September Data Shows Costs for Most Construction Materials Higher with Copper, Aluminum and Steel Seeing "Significant" Increases 

Construction costs, which had been relatively low for much of the past year, are beginning to climb at an increasing rate, signaling the end to the "limited-time" sale for construction, according to a new analysis of the latest producer price index released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today. 

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CONSTRUCTION COST TREND REMAINS NEGATIVE DESPITE AUGUST INCREASES, TOP CONSTRUCTION ECONOMIST NOTES

Latest Producer Price Index Figures Point to 'Limited-Time Sale' For Construction Services

Despite increases in construction costs in August, new figures released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that prices for the sector remain significantly down from a year ago, the chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America said today in analyzing the data. 

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AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.

AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.

AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.

AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.

AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.