The latest Producer Price Index (PPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows prices for materials used in door and window manufacturing were mostly flat from December 2022 to January 2023, but generally increased on a year-over-year basis. In January, the monthly PPI for flat glass in the commodity category inched up 0.6% […]

Although the recent drop in softwood lumber prices since mid-May is helping bring costs down (after having driven them up drastically earlier in the year), the decline has been offset by large increases in the prices of several other building material products. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) reports that the prices of building paper […]

According to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), prices for materials used in door and window manufacturing were overwhelmingly positive from November 2020 to December 2020, and results were consistently better on a year-over-year basis, with some categories showing significant increases. The December PPI for flat glass […]

According to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), prices for materials used in door and window manufacturing were overwhelmingly positive from October 2020 to November 2020, and results were consistently better on a year-over-year basis, even in the categories that dipped. The November PPI for flat glass […]