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2016 Q4 Cost Inflation Report

2016 Q4 Cost Report

Inflation Should Remain Tame Even After Interest-Rate Bump

Swings in commodities remain possible, but labor costs should rise slowly

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Richard Korman Bruce Buckley

December 21, 2016

Material and labor costs will continue a gradual upward climb in 2017, continuing to recover from recession lows.

Inflation Checked in 2016

Increases in lumber prices have been offset by falling steel and cement prices

Tim Grogan

March 23, 2016

Although ENR’s indexes measure the costs of non-residential buildings, the recovery in the housing market is having a major impact on index movement.

Construction machine sales forecast to drop

4Q Cost Report: Fleet Sales to Stall Out in 2016

Federal transportation bill will help support only modest equipment activity, forecasters say

Tudor Van Hampton

Tudor Van Hampton

December 15, 2015

As President Obama’s signature was still drying on the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, enacted Dec. 4, construction-machinery lobbyists were jumping for joy.

4Q Cost Report: Inflation Makes Small Gains Despite Recovery

Lumber prices will rebound to 2014 levels, while steel prices post steep declines

Tim Grogan

December 15, 2015

Economists are fairly optimistic about construction activity in 2016.

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Inflation Hits Construction Equipment Prices

Purchasers blame economy, clean-diesel technology on rising costs

Tudor Van Hampton

Tudor Van Hampton

December 9, 2015

A survey of ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors this fall reveals significant price inflation for heavy equipment and commercial vehicles over the past five years.

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