ABC: October Construction Materials Prices Rose 0.3%
ABC reported increases in all three subcategories: natural gas, unprocessed energy materials and crude petroleum.
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ABC Supply Acquires American Building Materials in L.A.
ABC establishes the company’s first location in L.A. and the tenth in the surrounding region.
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Construction Input Prices Increase 0.2% in Sept.
Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.2% for the month as well, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.
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September Construction Backlog Indicator Drops
Despite rising project financing costs, contractors report lofty backlog, rising employment, expanding sales and stable profit margins.
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Construction Input Prices Rose 1.5% in August
Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 1.5% for the month, but are up just 0.2% from a year ago, according to ABC.
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Construction Backlog Indicator Holds Steady in August
Backlog decreased on a monthly basis for all categories of company size except for those with more than $100M in annual revenue.
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ABC’s Construction Backlog Holds Steady at 8.9 Months
The South remains the region with the highest backlog, despite being the only region in which backlog declined in June.
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Data: Construction Employment Increased by 23K During June
Nonresidential construction employment rose by 12,200 positions on net, with positive growth in 2 of the 3 subcategories.
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May Construction Spending Up 0.5% from April, 2.4% YoY
While overall construction spending rose, nonresidential construction spending decreased for the fist time in nearly a year.
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Construction Jobs Among April Employment Gains
Non-farm payrolls rose by 253,000 jobs last month, including 15,000 in the construction industry, according to ABC.
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March NonRes Construction Spending Up 0.7%
On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $997.1 billion for the month, according to ABC.
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ABC: Construction Job Openings Dropped by 63K in March
The construction industry had 341,000 job openings in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of federal data.
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Construction Input Prices See First YoY Decline Since 2020
While overall construction input prices rose slightly from February, they were 0.9% lower than in March 2022.
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ABC’s Construction Backlog Hits 7-Month Low
Backlog is down in every region except for the South, which continues to see elevated levels of current and future construction activity.
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Data: U.S. Construction Employment Lost 9K Jobs in March
On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 196,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5%, according to a recent report.
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Nonresidential Construction Spending Increased 0.4% in February
Private nonresidential spending was up 0.7%, while public nonresidential construction spending was down 0.2% in February.
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Nonresidential Construction Spending Rises 0.3% in January
Spending, however, was down on a monthly basis in seven of the 16 nonresidential subcategories, according to an ABC analysis.
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Construction Backlog Indicator Down to Start 2023
Despite the decline in January, backlog remains elevated by historical standards and is 0.1 months higher than in February 2020.
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December U.S. Construction Spending Down .4% Month-to-Month
Construction job openings also increased by 82,000 in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis.
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Construction Input Prices Dropped 2.7% in December
Overall, construction input prices are 7.9% higher than a year ago, while nonresidential construction input prices are 7.6% higher, ABC said.
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