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Cost of Construction Materials and Labor 1997-2014
Cost of Construction Materials and Labor 1997-2014
Cost of Construction Materials and Labor 1997-2014
2014 (USD)
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
102
White Cement
201
Steel-420
Steel-280
655
665
2013 (USD)
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
102
102
102
102
White Cement
201
201
201
201
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
102
102
102
102
White Cement
201
201
201
201
Steel - 420
655
655
655
655
Steel - 280
665
665
665
665
2012 (USD)
Steel - 420
750
750
750
673
Steel - 280
770
760
760
683
2011 (USD)
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
100
100
100
102
White Cement
190
190
190
201
Steel - 420
745
760
760
830-835
Steel - 280
765
780
780
855
2010 (USD)
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
82
100
100
100
White Cement
180
190
190
190
Steel - 420
545
635
630-640
630-640
Steel - 280
545
635
630-640
630-640
2009 (USD)
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
100
85
82
82
White Cement
190
180
180
180
Steel - 420
600
505
540
545
Steel - 280
600
505
540
545
2008 (USD)
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Portland Cement
95-100
95-100
White Cement
180-190
180-190
Steel - 420
830
830
Steel - 280
830
830
Sep
Dec
92-95
115
187-190
200
1450
1060
1450
1060
2007(USD)
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
85
85
85
75
White Cement
215
215
215
155
Steel - 420
620
620
670
680
Steel - 280
620
620
670
670
2006
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
70
80
N/A
85
White Cement
200
215
N/A
215
Steel - 420
460-500
550
N/A
600
Steel - 280
460-500
550
N/A
600
2005
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
70
70
N/A
76
White Cement
200
200
N/A
200
Steel - 420
460-500
460-500
N/A
270-290
Steel - 280
460-500
460-500
N/A
270-370
2004
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
$80+LL13,000(Tax)
70
70
70
White Cement
$200+LL13,000(Tax)
200
200
200
Steel - 420
$460-$500
$460-$500
$460-$500
$460-$500
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
$68+LL13,000(Tax)
$80+LL13,000(Tax)
$80+LL13,000(Tax)
$80+LL13,000(Tax)
White Cement
$180+LL13,000(Tax)
$200+LL13,000(Tax)
$200+LL13,000(Tax)
$200+LL13,000(Tax)
Steel - 420
$250-$270
$330-$350
$330-$350
$330-$350
Steel - 280
$460-$500
$460-$500
$460-$500
$460-$500
2003
Steel - 280
$250-$290
$260-$300
$260-$300
$260-$300
2002
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
White Cement
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
Steel - 420
250-270
250-270
250-270
250-270
Steel - 280
250-290
250-290
250-290
250-290
2001
Quarter
Portland Cement
White Cement
Steel - 420
Steel - 280
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
275
275
250-270
250-270
275
275
250-290
250-290
2000
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
White Cement
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
Steel - 420
225-230
240-250
240-250
240-250
Steel - 280
225-230
240-250
240-250
240-250
1999
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
White Cement
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
Steel - 420
270-290
270-290
215-230
225-230
Steel - 280
270-370
270-370
215-230
225-230
1998
Quarter
Mar
Jun
Sep
Dec
Portland Cement
N/A
N/A
68+LL13,000(Tax)
68+LL13,000(Tax)
White Cement
N/A
N/A
180+LL13,000(Tax)
180+LL13,000(Tax)
Steel - 420
N/A
N/A
315-325
270-290
Steel - 280
N/A
N/A
420
270-370
1997
Quarter
Portland Cement
White Cement
Steel - 420
Steel - 280
Mar
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jun
70-72
203-205
340
425
Sep
70-72
203-205
340
425
Dec
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Source: Davis Langdon
The final month of each quarter has been posted because prices of construction materials are not volatile.
rks 1997-2014
Skilled Labor
33-45
Unskilled Labor
23-28
Skilled Labor
33-45
33-45
33-45
40-45
Unskilled Labor
23-28
23-28
23-28
Skilled Labor
26-34
33-45
33-45
33-45
Unskilled Labor
17-20
23-28
23-28
23-28
Skilled Labor
25-29
25-29
25-30
25-32
Unskilled Labor
16
16
17
15-17
Skilled Labor
25-35
24
25-28
25-28
Unskilled Labor
11-13
15
15
15
Skilled Labor
25-35
25-35
25-35
25-35
Unskilled Labor
11-13
11-13
11-13
11-13
Skilled Labor
25-35
25-35
Unskilled Labor
11-13
11-13
23-28
25-35
25-35
11-13
11-13
Skilled Labor
$25-$30
$25-$35
$25-$35
$25-$35
Unskilled Labor
$11-$13
$11-$13
$11-$13
$11-$13
Skilled Labor
20-25
20-25
N/A
25-30
Unskilled Labor
10-12
10-12
N/A
13
Skilled Labor
20-25
20-25
N/A
20-25
Unskilled Labor
10-12
10-12
N/A
10-12
Skilled Labor
$20-$25
$20-$25
$20-$25
$20-$25
Unskilled Labor
$10-$12
$10-$12
$10-$12
$10-$12
Skilled Labor
$20-$25
$20-$25
$20-$25
$20-$25
Unskilled Labor
$10-$12
$10-$12
$10-$12
$10-$12
Skilled Labor
20-25
20-25
20-25
20-25
Unskilled Labor
10-12
10-12
10-12
10-12
Skilled Labor
Unskilled Labor
20-25
20-25
20-25
20-25
10-12
10-12
10-12
10-12
Skilled Labor
20-25
20-25
20-25
20-25
Unskilled Labor
10-12
10-12
10-12
10-12
Skilled Labor
20-25
20-25
20-25
20-25
Unskilled Labor
10-12
10-12
10-12
10-12
Skilled Labor
N/A
N/A
20-25
20-25
Unskilled Labor
N/A
N/A
10-12
10-12
Skilled Labor
N/A
20-25
20-25
N/A
Unskilled Labor
N/A
10-12
10-12
N/A