CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS.

The article discusses construction economics including the dollar value of total construction put-in-place showing a seasonally adjusted monthly escalation rate of 0.1 percent in July, 2018. It discusses the Bureau of Labor Statistics' producer price index showing rise in plywood prices by 1.1 percent in July 2018 after a 1.9 percent increase in June 2018. It presents charts and graphs including construction, building and material cost indexes for September 2018.