Construction buyers report rampant cost inflation

Input costs rise at fastest rate for nearly four years

Construction Faces Higher Costs, Weaker Jobs Amid PPI Downturn

Producer prices fell in August, but construction input costs climbed as metals and diesel rose. With jobs revised lower, contractors face uneven pressures closing out 2025.

Tariffs sap Fluor’s backlog, trigger project cancellations

CEO Jim Breuer sees more clients taking a “wait-and-see” approach due to trade policy, input costs and interest rates.

June PPI Holds Flat as Construction Input Costs Ease 1.6%

BLS reported flat June PPI as goods rose 0.3% and services fell 0.1%; construction input costs fell 1.6%, while looming tariffs and rate uncertainty pressure contractor budgets.

January 2025 economic roundup

Construction Dive tracks key industry data including backlog, planning activity, input costs, starts and spending.

G&T - Tender Price Forecast for 1st Quarter 2023

G&T's Tender Price Inflation report looks at the movement of prices in tenders for construction contracts in the UK. The report examines a number of contributing factors and is further informed by their market survey responses and contractor consultations. This forward forecast illustrates their view of annual tender price inflation from January to December 2023 and beyond.

G&T - Tender Price Forecast for 4th Quarter 2022

G&T's Tender Price Inflation report looks at the movement of prices in tenders for construction contracts in the UK. The report examines a number of contributing factors and is further informed by their market survey responses and contractor consultations. This forward forecast illustrates G&T's view of annual tender price inflation from January to December 2022

G&T Tender Price Inflation Report 4th Quarter 2021

Gardiner & Theobald's Tender Price Inflation report looks at the movement of prices in tenders for building contracts in the UK. The report examines a number of contributing factors and is further informed by our market survey responses and contractor consultations.