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Input prices for new nonresidential construction rose 0.5% February, not seasonally adjusted, following a revised 0.7% increase in January, according producer price index (PPI)...
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March 17, 2025
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,310,000 in February, a gain of 19,000 from January and 174,000 (2.1%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s ...
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March 10, 2025
Steel prices continue to rise sharply. On Thursday, a reader sent the following list of increases announced in January and February: tube up $350 per ton (4 increases); plate, $...
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March 04, 2025
Steel prices have risen sharply, with more increases likely if an announced 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports goes into effect on March 12. Steel supplier ClarkDietrich...
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February 24, 2025
Input prices for new nonresidential construction rose 0.8% from December to January, the largest monthly gain in a year, according producer price index (PPI) data the Bureau of...
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February 19, 2025
Input prices and bid prices for construction changed little from November to December or year-over-year (y/y), according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) posted...
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January 20, 2025
Contractors are generally optimistic about the outlook for nonresidential and multifamily construction in 2025, while expectations differ from a year ago, based on the 2025 AGC/...
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January 10, 2025
Construction spending (not adjusted for inflation) totaled $2.15 trillion in November at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, unchanged from the downwardly revised October rate and...
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January 06, 2025
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose year-over-year (y/y) from November 2023 to November 2024 in 41 states and the District of Columbia and declined in nine states,...
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December 23, 2024
Contractors are invited to complete the 2025 AGC/Sage National Construction Hiring and Business Outlook survey today. The survey will close at midnight EST tonight,...
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December 16, 2024