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Pricing and Materials | 1 primary + 20 context references

Softwood Lumber PPI in June 2026

Softwood lumber prices increased 2.2 percent in June 2026 and 6.2 percent over 12 months.

Verified August 4, 2026

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Unsupported Plastic Film and Sheet PPI in June 2026

Unsupported plastic film, sheet, and other shape prices increased 1.5 percent in June 2026 and 15.4 percent over 12 months.

Verified August 4, 2026

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Architectural and Engineering Services PPI in June 2026

Architectural and engineering services prices increased 0.1 percent in June 2026 and 2.1 percent over 12 months.

Verified August 3, 2026

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Asphalt Felts and Coatings PPI in June 2026

Asphalt felts and coatings prices increased 3.7 percent in June 2026 and 3.3 percent over 12 months.

Verified August 3, 2026

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Building Materials Wholesale Margins in June 2026

Building materials, paint, and hardware wholesaling margins fell 1.1 percent in June 2026 and 2.3 percent over 12 months.

Verified August 3, 2026

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Cement PPI in June 2026

Cement prices increased 0.4 percent in June 2026 but were 0.6 percent lower over 12 months.

Verified August 3, 2026

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Concrete Products PPI in June 2026

Concrete product prices increased 0.4 percent in June 2026 and 3.2 percent over 12 months.

Verified August 3, 2026

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Construction Components PPI in June 2026

The construction components index increased 0.5 percent in June 2026 and 4.6 percent over 12 months.

Verified August 3, 2026

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Construction Employment in June 2026: An Estimating Capacity Benchmark

Construction employment reached 8.331 million in June 2026 after increasing by 11,000 jobs over the month.

Verified August 3, 2026

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Pricing and Materials | 1 primary + 20 context references

Construction Equipment Rental PPI in June 2026

Construction, mining, and forestry equipment rental and leasing prices increased 2.7 percent in June 2026 and 2.6 percent over 12 months.

Verified August 3, 2026

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Construction Hourly Earnings in June 2026

Average hourly earnings for all construction employees rose to $41.36 in June 2026 from $41.20 in May.

Verified August 3, 2026

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Construction Input Energy PPI in June 2026

The stage 4 construction energy-input index fell to 189.701 in June 2026 from 215.895 in May.

Verified August 3, 2026

Research Clusters

Labor Benchmarks: 37Pricing and Materials: 126Residential Production: 8Residential Pipeline: 8Cross Market Comparisons: 56Productivity and Risk: 10Safety and Risk: 1Spending Signals: 21Economic Context: 2Project Cost Signals: 10

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