Business
New Tariffs Could Shorten Construction Expansion Cycle
The tariffs come during the ninth year of U.S. economic expansion. For construction firms, one of the first order effects will be higher steel and aluminum prices.
By Anirban Basu
March 9, 2018
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by Anirban Basu
Anirban Basu is chief economist of Associated Builders and Contractors. For more information, visit www.abc.org/economics.
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