Higher energy costs are raising building material prices. Producers use less coal than they once did, but compared to 2022, they have the same exposure to oil and gas. Price increases from the Middle ...

WASHINGTON — Construction input prices increased 0.2% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer ...

In a statistical release published earlier this week, the Department outlined that, during February, the wholesale price of ...

A growing share of Americans believe tariffs on imported building supplies will increase the cost of buying a home. Builders say they’re right. According to a recent survey by Redfin, 68% of Americans ...

Specialty construction materials have stayed elevated longer than commodity inputs, even as lumber prices cooled after the pandemic surge. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics PPI data via FRED.