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Commodity Price Bubble Bursts – Construction Costs Receive a Reprieve

There has been extensive media coverage of the commodity price collapse that has occurred coincident with the turmoil in financial markets. The slowdown in the world economy has deflated the high-flying balloon of commodity prices. Reading about this is one thing. Seeing the results graphed, as in the accompanying charts, is another matter entirely. A picture can truly be worth a thousand words.

Restraining Effect on Material Costs
For the construction industry, the first effect to take note of is the restraining impact this will have on material costs. Almost all building products have a commodity base. Remember that the international price of oil hit an all-time high of $147 USD per barrel in mid-July of this year. Since then, world oil prices have …

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