According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic’s Producer Price Index report, the PPI index for plywood dropped 5.7 percent compared to the same month a year ago. But the nine-other key hardware and building supply commodities showed increases from 1% to 9.5%.






Construction input prices increased 1.4% in January compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released on February 13. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.9% for the month.

Overall construction input prices are 1.3% higher than a year ago, 40.5% overall since February 2020. Prices increased in all three energy subcategories last month. Crude petroleum prices increased 14.8%, while natural gas and unprocessed energy material prices increased 13.7% and 13.0%, respectively.

Source: hbsdealer.com