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COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION PRICING INDEX MAY, 2026 The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its May 2026 Producer Price Index report showing that prices for the listed construction commodities increased 2.03% from the previous month and are 13.92% higher than one year ago. Construction commodity pricing remains 65.19% higher than at the start of the pandemic. New nonresidential construction commodity pricing increased 1.76% since April 2026, is up 8.36% over the past 12 months, and remains 51.28% higher than January of 2020 (Pre-COVID). OSC Recent Project SEARCH Homeless Services

INPUTS TO CONSTRUCTION (PPI’S) Construction Commodity New Nonresidential Construction Commercial Structures Healthcare Structures Industrial Structures Prefabricated Metal Buildings No. 2 Diesel Fuel Asphalt Felts and Coatings Cement Concrete Products Brick and Structural Clay Tile Flat Glass Gypsum Products Insulation Materials Lumber and Plywood Architectural Coatings Steel Pipe and Tube Copper and Brass Mill Shapes Aluminum Mill Shapes Sheet Metal Products Fabricated Structural Metal Fabricated Structural Metal Joists and Concrete Reinforcing Bars Fabricated Structural Iron and Steel for All Building Types Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Fabricated Steel Plate Truck Transportation of Freight Average % Increase/Decrease

% Change 12 Months 8.36 7.37 7.37 8.60 6.36 105.89 -0.94 -0.64 3.00 1.32 6.06 -0.72 -0.03 4.46 5.07 6.89 26.81 48.84 5.38 7.91 15.62 16.92 8.17 1.12 17.26 13.92

% Change 1 Month 1.76 1.36 1.26 1.68 0.99 19.88 1.48 -0.03 0.28 0.00 -0.11 0.00 0.41 0.53 0.43 1.28 4.30 4.18 0.83 0.72 1.01 1.08 0.80 0.00 3.42 2.03

% Change Pre-Covid

Updated 06/12/26 *Pre-COVID is defined as the cost change since 1/1/2020, before the pandemic, so as not to inflate any increases artificially. Data Source: BLS: www.bls.gov/cpi for CPI, www.bls.gov/ppi for PPIs; www.bls.gov/ect for ECIs O'Donnell Snider Construction

Commercial Construction Pricing Index | May 2026

51.28 51.59 51.18 51.18 72.22 176.79 39.40 39.10 46.40 34.33 32.45 46.68 49.62 36.81 54.82 52.06 103.45 98.98 61.38 68.38 67.99 60.47 121.12 72.07 41.45 65.19


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