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3Q 2026 Cost Report: Data Centers Spur Increase in Starts as Residential, Industrial Work Declines (opens the original)
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Surging data center construction remains at the forefront of the industry as other sectors struggle to find their footing. Meanwhile, labor and materials price woes persist. “What we are seeing in our third quarter data is an industry navigating a complex, two-speed market,” said Paul Brussow, president of Rider Levett Bucknall North America. “While residential activity is cooling, non-residential construction remains exceptionally strong, with jobs expanding 2.6 percent over the past year.” Dod
Materials Prices Continued Rising in August (opens the original)
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Total construction materials prices rose 1.2% in August, on a monthly basis, according to the Producer Price Index recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Year-over-year, prices increased 8.9%. Materials for non-residential construction saw a nearly identical price trend, up 1.2% for the month and 8.8% for the year. “As firms pay more to address labor shortages and materials prices continue to climb, they are caught between pricing themselves out of the market or performing wor
Construction Materials Prices Climb Slightly in July (opens the original)
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Overall construction materials prices rose 0.1% in July, according to the recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. On a yearly basis, prices increased 7.4%. “Construction input prices were virtually unchanged in July, but that relatively tame behavior can be traced to the dip in fuel prices that occurred at the start of the month,” Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors, said in a statement. “Given the subsequent rebound in oil p
Construction Backlog 'Plummets' in July, Says ABC Survey (opens the original)
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Associated Builders and Contractors’ Construction Backlog Indicator declined in July, reaching 8 months, according to the survey recently released by the association. The reading, which was the lowest since January, is down 0.8 months from June as well as year-over-year. Regionally, all areas experienced a decline in backlog month-over-month, with the South having the highest backlog, at 10.1 months. “Backlog fell sharply in July,” Anirban Basu, chief economist at ABC, said in a statement. “The
Construction Job Openings Up in June (opens the original)
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The number of job openings in the construction industry reached 305,000 in June, according to the recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey. Openings have increased by an estimated 14,000 since May and 81,000 since June 2025. “Interpreting these data is often challenging,” Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors, said in a statement. “One could take these figures at face value and conclude that construction is thriving a
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