According to RS Means/McGraw-Hill Construction
"The construction materials price index since the September 2008 has now dropped 10.0%. The 2008 spike in prices has now been more than reversed. The price index is expected to decline slowly for a few more months but be rising modestly again by the end of the year and rising more quickly next year, perhaps up 4-5% from the 2009 average. The last month's price drop was led by asphalt roofing (-11.3%), steel pipe & tube (-7.9%), structural steel (7.3%) and plywood (-3.3%)."
The June data should be in within a couple of weeks-.
"The construction materials price index since the September 2008 has now dropped 10.0%. The 2008 spike in prices has now been more than reversed. The price index is expected to decline slowly for a few more months but be rising modestly again by the end of the year and rising more quickly next year, perhaps up 4-5% from the 2009 average. The last month's price drop was led by asphalt roofing (-11.3%), steel pipe & tube (-7.9%), structural steel (7.3%) and plywood (-3.3%)."
The June data should be in within a couple of weeks-.
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