Articles Tagged with ''economic analysis''

Walmart’s tariff warning underscores how U.S. businesses—not foreign exporters—absorb costs, driving up prices and straining construction and roofing supply chains.

U.S. cement consumption is expected to decline by 1.6% this year, but a recession prompted by ongoing trade wars is not expected in 2025.  

Despite tariff impacts, ABC contractors’ backlog and profit margin expectations improve in April.

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released its latest U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast. 

ABC reports industry job openings decreased by 38,000 last month and are down by 90,000 from the same time last year.

Event to feature industry’s economic forecast, panels on supply chain challenges, U.S. politics and more.

Construction input prices increased 0.5% in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today.

President Trump announced a one-month pause on tariffs against Mexican imports after speaking with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum; tariffs on all imports from Canada and China remain in place and are set to take effect Feb. 4. The tariffs still can affect costs in roofing and construction.

Construction-sector employment increased by 8,000 positions in December as the industry’s headcount and wages in 2024 both rose faster than in the broader economy, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America released on Jan. 10.