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 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
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| Construction materials prices still edge down in January |
| Anirban Basu
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| Published: February 23, 2009 |
The costs of construction materials continues to move downward as prices fell 0.3 percent last month, according to the Feb. 19 producer price index report by the U.S. Labor Department. This is the fourth consecutive month that construction materials prices have fallen. However, on a year-over-year basis, prices are still up 1.8 percent from January 2008. |
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