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Lumber prices have begun to fall in the last few weeks. But the commodity still remains significantly more expensive than it did before the pandemic.
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Read More »Construction input prices rise again in April
The average price of commonly used construction materials increased by nearly 1% from March to April, a prominent construction group reported on Thursday.
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Read More »YEAR IN REVIEW: Foxconn, election, building boom make 2018 one for the history books 
Perhaps more so than any other year in recent memory, 2018 was momentous for the construction industry in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Material prices up once again year-over-year in September
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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Read More »Input prices up 6.2 percent year-over-year in August
The prices of various construction materials increased by 6.2 percent between August 2017 and August this year.
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Read More »July housing starts up a slight 0.9 percent as tariffs bite
The number of U.S. housing starts ticked up just 0.9 percent in July, a sign that higher construction costs might be weighing on homebuilders.
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Read More »Construction costs hold steady in July, but economists warn increases could easily come back
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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Read More »Construction costs keep going up as tariffs take hold
With new tariffs imposed on imported steel and aluminum, the cost of construction materials rose again in June.
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Read More »Construction costs keep rising as tariff anxiety festers
Construction costs climbed again in May, following price increases this spring driven by trade disputes over steel, aluminum and lumber.
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Read More »Trade disputes push materials prices higher again in April
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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