Sources: Associated Builders & Contractors, Washington, D.C. An Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data indicates a 1.4 percent construction input price increase in January over the prior month, bringing the metric just past the 40 percent threshold since the beginning of the decade. Over the February 2020 to January 2025 window,…
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Nonresidential contractors underscore market optimism
The Associated Builders and Contractors most recent Construction Confidence Index (CCI), reflecting nonresidential construction industry prospects using survey projections in revenue, profit margin and hiring categories, increased across all indices during the first six months of 2014.