The average price of commonly used construction inputs fell by 0.7 percent from December to January but remained up by 1.6 percent for the year, according to an analysis of federal date released on Thursday.

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Construction materials prices fell by 1.7 percent in December from the previous month, a good sign for contractors worried that rising labor costs and higher input prices could erode their profits, according to a trade group's analysis.

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Construction employment increased slightly in November, a month when the industry added 5,000 jobs nationally, according to an analysis by trade group Associated Builders and Contractors.

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The average price of commonly used construction materials rose by 0.3 percent in September and was 7.4 percent higher than it was the same month a year ago.

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The average price of construction materials increased by 7.4 percent from September 2017 to September this year, trades groups reported on Wednesday.

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A trade group's database tracking construction projects that are now in the works shows companies throughout the country saw jobs pile up in record numbers in the second quarter of 2018.

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July brought a break in a year marked by fast-rising construction-materials prices, but economists warned trade disputes could cause costs to begin rising quickly again.

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Construction employment rose in nine of Wisconsin’s 12 metropolitan statistical areas between May 2017 and May this year and remain unchanged in three.

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Construction materials prices rose again in April, as the U.S.'s trade disputes with other countries drove up the price of steel and lumber, industry groups say.

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The Wisconsin construction industry’s unemployment rate came in at 9.4 percent in February, showing a 1.5 percentage point decrease from the same month last year.

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