Construction Input Costs Rise 13.3% as Tariffs, Fuel Squeeze Contractors

The producer price index for inputs to new nonresidential construction jumped 13.3% from October 2025 to October 2026—the largest year-over-year increase in more than four years—according to an analysis of government data by AGC of America. Diesel fuel prices more than doubled over the past 12 months, steel mill products...