Building materials made of steel, copper and other metals had some of the highest price growth rates in the U.S. in the first half of 2025 in comparison to the previous year. The growth rate of the cost of several construction materials was slightly lower than in late 2024. It is important to note, though, that the figures provided are Producer Price Indices, which cover production within the United States, but do not include imports or tariffs. This might matter for lumber, as Canada's wood production is normally large enough that the U.S. can import it from its neighboring country. Construction material prices in the United Kingdom Similarly to these trends in the U.S., at that time the price growth rate of construction materials in the UK were generally lower 2024 than in 2023. Nevertheless, the cost of some construction materials in the UK still rose that year, with several of those items reaching price growth rates of over **** percent. Considering that those materials make up a very big share of the costs incurred for a construction project, those developments may also have affected the average construction output price in the UK. Construction material shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic During the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic, there often were supply problems and material shortages, which created instability in the construction market. According to a survey among construction contractors, the construction materials most affected by shortages in the U.S. during most of 2021 were steel and lumber. This was also a problem on the other side of the Atlantic: The share of building construction companies experiencing shortages in Germany soared between March and June 2021, staying at high levels for over a year. Meanwhile, the shortage of material or equipment was one of the main factors limiting the building activity in France in June 2022.

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Between 2018 and 2021, the cost of construction materials mostly increased in the United Kingdom. There was only a small decrease in their price in 2020. In 2021, the costs reached a *** percent growth rate. Moreover, building materials costs are expected to grow by **** percent in 2022. Nevertheless, these figures were calculated at the end of 2021, and therefore do not reflect the developments seen afterwards.

This statistic displays the prices for construction materials in Saudi Arabia as of the third quarter of 2021. The average price for ordinary Portland cement was about ** U.S. dollar per ton, in comparison to ** U.S. dollars in the United Arab Emirates.

The price index for the main materials used in building construction in Poland reached nearly ** percent in the third quarter of 2021. The index was expected to reach over ** percent by the end of the year.

The highest increase among the listed building materials in Russia was observed for sand in the North Caucasian Federal District at nearly *** percent in the first quarter of 2021. The most significant price fall was recorded for sand as well, in the Far Eastern Federal District. There, the average price of a thousand tons of this material dropped by about ** percent over the observed period.

Latvia Construction Cost Index: Building Materials data was reported at 131.300 2021=100 in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 131.500 2021=100 for Feb 2025. Latvia Construction Cost Index: Building Materials data is updated monthly, averaging 89.600 2021=100 from Jan 2009 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 195 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 134.400 2021=100 in Jan 2023 and a record low of 84.200 2021=100 in Oct 2016. Latvia Construction Cost Index: Building Materials data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.EA010: Construction Cost Index: 2021=100.

The production price index (PPI) for construction materials and components in the United States decreased slightly in 2024. Up until 2020, construction prices had been rising fairly steadily. However, in the years after that construction producer prices have been very unstable. Production price index A PPI of *** in 2022, indicates that the real-world price has risen by *** percent in comparison to the base year - 1982 in this case. Similarly, under the same baseline, the PPI for construction machinery and equipment has also risen steadily until 2018. Like all prices, there are regional differences within the United States. The PPI acts as a measurement for the average changes in prices that domestic producers receive for their output. In the United States, the PPI is one of the oldest continuous statistical datasets published by the government. Common construction materials Some building materials are essential to construction work, and the decision on which to use is important for the life and the endurance of the building. Materials such as cement, steel, and sand are essential to many construction projects. The production of cement is tightly linked to the demand that comes from the construction industry. The durability and potency of steel gives it an advantage over wood and concrete, providing buildings with a higher resistance but a cheaper price tag. Sand is commonly used in buildings, but it is especially common in roads that require stones of various grades and granulation.

This table contains monthly figures on the input price index of new dwellings; input price indices building costs to monitor the costs of new dwellings (labour and materials) in the Netherlands. An input price index is determined on the basis of price changes of the various cost components making up the product - in this case a new dwelling. Changes in the prices of building equipment (tools and machinery), general costs, profit and risk are not included in the input price index. Other cost components, such as energy and transport, are also not taken into account as their influence on the final cost price is relatively modest. Land costs are also not included in the index. Data available from: January 2012 to December 2023 Status of the figures: The figures of the wages and total building costs are definite up to and including the year 2022. The figures of the building materials are definite up to and including six months from the most recent reported month. The data for 2023 is provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, the data is no longer finalized. Changes as of February 29, 2024 The index number series in this table use 2015 as the reference year (2015=100). To ensure that the results of the index series are more in line with current events, a so-called base shift is implemented once every five years. Due to the implementation of FRIBS (Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics) in 2021, this time the base shift is postponed by one year to 2021=100. The subsequent base shift will return to a regular year, namely 2025=100. Upon the publication of the reporting period of January 2024, such a base shift will occur, and the reference year will be switched to 2021 (2021=100). The index series with the reference 2021=100 will be published in new StatLine tables. This table will be discontinued from that moment and will no longer be updated. However, it will remain available in the archive. The new tables for 2021=100 will commence with the reporting month of January 2018. Changes as of March 11, 2024 This table has been discontinued. This table is followed by New dwellings; input price indices building costs 2021=100. See paragraph 3.

The prices of many construction materials in the United Kingdom kept increasing in 2024, but more moderately than in previous years. There were also several building materials whose prices fell that year. One of the most extreme examples was the price of flexible plastic pipes and fittings, which rose by over ** percent that year. The price of a couple steel products fell by over ** percent that year. In late 2024, copper-based products were among the building materials with the highest price increases in the U.S.

Slovakia Construction Price Index: Materials data was reported at 128.800 2021=100 in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 127.000 2021=100 for Feb 2025. Slovakia Construction Price Index: Materials data is updated monthly, averaging 104.300 2021=100 from Jan 2018 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 87 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 130.100 2021=100 in Mar 2023 and a record low of 86.800 2021=100 in Jan 2018. Slovakia Construction Price Index: Materials data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Slovakia – Table SK.EA003: Construction Price Index: 2021=100.

This table contains monthly figures on the input price index of new dwellings; input price indices building costs to monitor the costs of new dwellings (labour and materials) in the Netherlands. An input price index is determined on the basis of price changes of the various cost components making up the product - in this case a new dwelling. Changes in the prices of building equipment (tools and machinery), general costs, profit and risk are not included in the input price index. Other cost components, such as energy and transport, are also not taken into account as their influence on the final cost price is relatively modest. Land costs are also not included in the index. Data available from: January 2018 Status of the figures: The price index figures for wages and the total construction costs are final until 2024. The figures for building materials are final until November 2024. Changes as of November 29th, 2024: Since this publication, a switch has been made to a different rounding strategy, whereby the changes are calculated on unrounded index figures and annual figures are calculated from rounded and published figures. With this switch there is more consistency with other statistics on Statline and statistics from Eurostat. As a result, mutations have changed across the entire series. Changes as of May 28th, 2025: Figures for April 2025 have been added. When will new figures be published? New figures are published about 30 days after the month under review.

Lumber fell to 609.50 USD/1000 board feet on August 15, 2025, down 0.49% from the previous day. Over the past month, Lumber's price has fallen 7.02%, but it is still 15.20% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Lumber - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

Germany - Construction cost index: Input prices for materials was EUR123.90 points in September of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Construction cost index: Input prices for materials - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - Construction cost index: Input prices for materials reached a record high of EUR123.90 points in September of 2021 and a record low of EUR75.30 points in December of 2002.

Building construction price indexes (BCPI), percent change, by type of building and construction division. Quarterly data are available from the first quarter of 1982. The table presents quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year percentage changes for various aggregation levels. The base period for the index is (2017=100).

Compared to the overall average of ** different major cities in the United States, building materials in San Francisco were more expensive than in Chicago. Opposed this is a city like Detroit, Michigian, where the price index of building materials was slightly below the average. What this overview tries to do, then, is compare the major cities against each other and whether one was relatively more expensive than the other when it comes to construction costs. This is especially visible for installation - such as HVAC. The city of New York reached an index of *** in ********, meaning installation costs here were around ** percent higher than the average cost for the ** cities combined. Cities found in the state of Texas made up the other end of that spectrum: Installation costs in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas were between ** to ** percent lower than the overall average.

This table contains figures on the development of construction costs for all categories of new homes. The intended construction costs include the general costs and 'profit and risk' of the contractor, but exclude the land costs and costs of the project developer or real estate agent. The basic material for this statistic is derived from data reported by municipalities to Statistics Netherlands, originating from building permits issued by them for new homes.

Data available from: 1st quarter 2018

Status of the figures: The figures remain preliminary for four quarters before they become definite.

Changes as of June 30th 2025: The figures of the 1st quarter of 2024 are modified into definitive figures. Furthermore the figures of the 1st quarter and the year of 2025 are added.

When will new figures become available? New figures for the second quarter of 2025 will be released at the end of September 2025.

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Greece - Construction cost index: Input prices for materials was EUR103.60 points in September of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Greece - Construction cost index: Input prices for materials - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Greece - Construction cost index: Input prices for materials reached a record high of EUR106.70 points in June of 2012 and a record low of EUR72.30 points in March of 2000.