Materials costlinesss for nonreside...

Materials costlinesss for nonresidential buildings are now almost 12% higher than the nearly steady price of the same heights that prevailed throughout 2000-03 chiefly of the increase occurred from February to May, when suppliers were caught short of inventory. Materials supplies then briefly caught up with demand in June and July sharply reducing materials inflation. Additional, still smaller price spikes for lumber occurr in August when residential construction