Over the past 12 months, the all-items index increased 3.7% before seasonal adjustment, according data from the federal government.
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Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.2% for the month as well, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.
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More than 40% of the September increase in prices for final demand goods can be traced to a 5.4% rise in the index for gasoline.
The annual sales growth for the 12 months through August 2023 was 5.7%, according to HARDI.
Despite rising project financing costs, contractors report lofty backlog, rising employment, expanding sales and stable profit margins.
Year-to-date, however, orders have reached $2.23 billion, 12.6% lower than the first eight months of 2022.
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The month-to-month growth is a considerable rebound from July’s 2.1% decline, according to the latest Census Bureau data.
Construction spending during August 2023 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of more than $1.98 trillion.
The latest data shows a reading of 49% for September, the 11th straight month that the Producer Manufacturing Index was in contraction.
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Cutting tool consumption totaled $189.6 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute and Association For Manufacturing Technology.
Machinery, up four of the last five months, led the increase at $0.2 billion or 0.5% to $37.8 billion.
Projections showed the central bank would raise rates to a median 5.6% by the end of the year — up from the current range of 5.25% to 5.5%.
Following July's considerable 1.0% monthly gain, August was held by somewhat by a drop in automotive output.
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Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 1.5% for the month, but are up just 0.2% from a year ago, according to ABC.
The August advance is the largest increase in final demand prices since moving up 0.9% in June 2022.
