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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The price of various construction inputs increased at its fastest pace in six years in November, a national construction group reported on Tuesday. The Associated Builders and Contractors found that the price of 11 commonly used construction materials and supplies ...

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Construction input prices went up by 3 percent between July 2016 and July this year, according to an analysis of federal data by the Associated Builders and Contractors.

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Trade groups that have fought for years to ensure more immigrants have a legal way into the U.S. construction industry are nonetheless looking askance at President Barack Obama’s proposed changes to immigration policies.

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