Construction materials prices expanded just 0.1 percent in December and are up 1.3 percent year over year, according to a January 15 Producer Price Index released by the Department of Labor. Nonresidential construction materials prices also rose only 0.1 percent for the month and are 1 percent higher than the same time one year ago. […]

Construction materials prices fell 0.2 percent in October and are down 0.3 percent year over year, according to the November 21 Producer Price Index released by the Department of Labor. Nonresidential construction materials are down 0.5 percent for the month and are unchanged from the same time one year ago. “We continue to observe a […]