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Construction Input Costs Rise 0.4 Percent In February, Outpacing Bid-Price Increase Of 0.1 Percent, As Wide Variety Of Materials Posts Price Gains

Construction Input Costs Rise 0.4 Percent In February, Outpacing Bid-Price Increase Of 0.1 Percent, As Wide Variety Of Materials Posts Price Gains

Posted: March 17, 2023 | Tradewinds

Large Increases Hit Price Indexes for Flat Glass, Metals, Cement, and Paving Materials; Association Officials Urge Federal Leaders to Ease Proposed Rules that Will Make Products Even More Expensive

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Single-Family Starts Remain Lackluster, but Expected to Begin Sustained Rebound Later This Year

Single-Family Starts Remain Lackluster, but Expected to Begin Sustained Rebound Later This Year

Posted: March 17, 2023 | Tradewinds

“Builders continue to grapple with increased market uncertainty due to ongoing building material supply bottlenecks, volatile mortgage rates and increased jitters in the banking sector,” said Alicia Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala. “At the same time, builder sentiment has been edging higher in the early part of 2023 as a significant amount of housing demand exists on the sidelines and resale inventory is limited.”

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Construction Employment Increases in 306 of 358 Metro Areas From January 2022 to 2023; Contractors Expect Rise in Nonresidential Work

Construction Employment Increases in 306 of 358 Metro Areas From January 2022 to 2023; Contractors Expect Rise in Nonresidential Work

Posted: March 17, 2023 | Tradewinds

Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Janesville-Beloit, Wisc. Have Largest 12-Month Gains, While Monroe, Mich., Lake Charles, La., and Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, Calif. Experience Worst Year-over-Year Declines

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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Contractor Confidence Index Rise in February

ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Contractor Confidence Index Rise in February

Posted: March 17, 2023 | Tradewinds

Associated Builders and Contractors has reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 9.2 months in February, according to an ABC member survey conducted Feb. 20 to March 6. The reading is 1.2 months higher than in February 2022.

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Construction Employment Increases In 45 States From January 2022 To January 2023, While 42 States Add Jobs Between December And January

Construction Employment Increases In 45 States From January 2022 To January 2023, While 42 States Add Jobs Between December And January

Posted: March 17, 2023 | Tradewinds

Texas and Montana Top List of Yearly Gains, While West Virginia Has Largest Number and Percent of Losses; Indiana and Iowa Lead in Monthly Job Increases, While California and West Virginia Have Largest Decreases

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