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US Construction Materials Prices Rise 3.5% as Contractor Backlog Declines

ABC report shows higher construction input costs and weakening contractor confidence in October as backlog hits lowest level since May

Bryan Gottlieb

November 25, 2025

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Contractors face rising materials costs and shifting market signals as new ABC data point to softening backlog and confidence heading into 2026.

Executives See Gains From Trump Administration Agenda

Industry execs like what they hear. Will they like what they see down the line?

Gary J. Tulacz

March 16, 2017

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In the wake of the unexpected election of Donald Trump as president, the surge in market optimism among construction executives in the fourth quarter of 2016 has taken on an even greater intensity in the first quarter of 2017.

2016 Q4 Cost Report

Construction Confidence Gets a Trump Bump

Execs in infrastructure, power, pipeline sectors pin hopes on Trump policy turnarounds

Gary J. Tulacz

December 21, 2016

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Over the past two years, construction industry executives have observed that, after the 2007-10 recession, the market’s long recovery seemed to be running out of steam.

Confidence in Buildings Market Softens

Many say projects, now placed on hold pending the presidential election, will break loose in 2017

Gary J. Tulacz

October 5, 2016

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The construction market has been growing steadily for the past few years.

Construction Market Facing Tipping Point?

Gary J. Tulacz

March 23, 2016

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The construction market continues to grow, but so do the uncertainties about the future.

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Items Tagged with 'Construction Industry Confidence Index'

ARTICLES

US Construction Materials Prices Rise 3.5% as Contractor Backlog Declines

Executives See Gains From Trump Administration Agenda

Construction Confidence Gets a Trump Bump

Confidence in Buildings Market Softens

Construction Market Facing Tipping Point?

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