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Wednesday, 30 November 2022 / Published in Base4

Developers | Building Material Prices Continue to Fall!

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The data is coming in! Most materials prices have leveled off. Some are consistently falling. However, there are a few outliers. According to a report on material pricing and supply chain volatility, cement and concrete prices have continued to climb recently, reflecting higher production costs, which were up about 14% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2022. Can we predict that building material prices are finally coming down?

Construction Material Price Update

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the cost of building materials decreased 0.2% in October (not seasonally adjusted) following a 0.5% decline in September.

Construction Material Price Update

Softwood Lumber


The PPI for softwood lumber (seasonally adjusted) fell 1.7% in October following 5.5% and 3.1% declines in August and September, respectively. Here’s the latest for October.

Steel Products


Steel mill products prices decreased 6.7% in September and have fallen 16.1% over the past four months.

The prices of ready-mix concrete and gypsum building materials have continued their climb dating back to early 2021.

Ready-Mix Concrete


The PPI for ready-mix concrete (RMC) increased 0.4% in October, but—like steel mill products—the pace of increases has slowed for the past three months.

Gypsum Products


The PPI for gypsum building materials edged 0.2% lower in October—only the second monthly decrease since September 2020. The index is 45.6% higher than its January 2020 level.

Even with some prices beginning to fall, the cost of building is expected to increase by 14% in 2022 from the year before, according to the Construction Cost Index from CBRE. CBRE predicts costs will remain volatile, potentially rising 5.4% in 2023, before they eventually cool, even though long lead times and material shortages will continue in the short term.

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