Engineering News Record Select Construction Material Prices
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The ENR 20-City Average Price of 1 1/2” Copper Water Tubing notched another new record price high in January before the most recent minor pullback but nonetheless, it is up 22.07% over the past 12-months.
After a brief pause, Ductile Iron Pipe has recorded another new high and now up 18.94% from this time last year.
The 20-City Average Price of Reinforced Concrete Pipe marked another new high in the Q3 before the recent pullback but it remains up 12.43% from this time last year.
The 20-City Average Price of 8” Polyvinyl-Chloride Water Pipe has pulled back from the November high but nonetheless it is still up 19.09% from twelve months ago.
The 20-City Average Price of 36” Corrugated Steel Pipe has continued in its parabolic rise and is up 28.88% since this time last year.
After a brief pause in Ready Mix Concrete prices in during the 3Q of last year the ENR 20-City Average Price has reignited to the upside and since then are now up 19.01% over the past twelve months.
The 20-City Average Price of Crushed Stone per/ton notched another record high in January before this months de minimis pullback. Nonetheless it is up 32.89% since this time last year.
The ENR 20-City average cost of Cutback MC800 Asphalt (per ton) has edged to another record price in this month and is up 15.22% since February of last year.
The 20-City Average Price of Portland Cement has continued to climb sharply higher and is up 27.49% over the past 12-months.
There has been a brief pause to the advance of 20-City Average Price of Masonry Sand over the past 12-months. Over that period Masonry Sand is up 39.88 %.
After a shallow pullback in the ENR 20-City Price of Concrete Sand in January prices have bumped up to a new record. Over the past twelve months Concrete Sand is up 31.59%.
Data is courtesy of Engineering News Record
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