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New Producer Price Index Figures Show Double-Digit Annual Jumps for Diesel, Steel, Copper and Aluminum

Contractors’ financial position grew more precarious in March as prices for key materials escalated while prices construction firms charge for completed projects stayed flat, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released Thursday by AGC. Association officials said contractors’ inability to pass costs along imperils the industry’s comeback and urged federal officials to act on a series of recovery measures the group outlined last month. Read more here. The news was covered by Daily Commercial News, International Construction Magazine and US Glass News Network. View the PPI tables here.