WASHINGTON, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.5 months in March, according to an ABC member survey ...

Associated Builders and Contractors reported April 15 that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.5 months in March, ...

Construction firms are responding to the down-market consequences of the abrupt tariff changes by shifting their strategies, ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Producer Price Index data today, which includes numbers from March, ...

ENR’s national indexes are updated in the first week of each month on the Construction Economics pages of the magazine while indexes for individual cities appear in the second issue of the month.

Despite exemptions for key building materials, import taxes announced Wednesday by President Donald Trump could lead to a slowdown in new work, experts say.

Builders are already feeling the sting of rising prices from tariffs, making it harder to build more homes and fix America’s shortage.

U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in February as a decline in mortgage rates boosted single-family homebuilding, though rising economic uncertainty because of tariffs on imports ...

Construction prices have climbed for the third straight month in March, the first time this has happened since September 2023.

ABC’s Construction Confidence Index reading for ... when the most consequential economic policy in several decades was announced," said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. "Approximately 80% ...