Companies surveyed for the Institute for Supply Management's services
index released on Wednesday said that while they're still expanding, they're worried about the tariffs and volatile swings in
prices for
lumber, steel and aluminum that make planning difficult.
The
price of softwood lumber rose by 2.3 % in December, while prices paid for ready - mix concrete, gypsum products, and OSB all fell, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statis
price of softwood
lumber rose by 2.3 % in December, while
prices paid for ready - mix concrete, gypsum products, and OSB all fell, according to the latest Producer
Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statis
Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.