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Construction Materials Prices Increase 1.4% in January, Up 40.5% Since February 2020

Construction materials prices continue to rise, up a whopping near-41% over the last five years.
By ABC
February 17, 2025
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Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and more than 23,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work.

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