Although ENR’s indexes measure the costs of non-residential buildings, the housing market has had a major impact on index movement. The ENR 20-city average yearly price for steel rose 11.2% by the end ...

Andrew Carnegie emphasized the importance of managing costs to improve business, a principle that should also apply to house prices. Rising construction material costs, such as lumber, have ...

The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund is a long-standing, passively managed ETF providing targeted exposure to the materials sector within the S&P 500. The fund invests across chemicals, metals and ...

The global solar industry is entering a phase of renewed cost pressure as rising raw material prices emerge as a key driver behind expected solar module price increases in Q1 2026. Industry experts ...

The Morningstar US Basic Materials Index significantly outperformed the broader market during the third quarter. In chemicals, we attribute the rise to normalizing demand following inventory ...