根據埃信華邁公司和采購執行小組數據，建筑工程成本6月份下滑，6月份的建筑工程采購指數位于49.0，略低于50的中位值。本月建筑材料和設備采購指數處于47.2，表明價格略有下跌，分包商指數位于53.2，稍有上升。
埃信華邁定價和采購業務主管助理艾米麗•克羅利說“經濟下滑之前，建筑勞務市場就存在勞務短缺，所以盡管疫情導致在建項目停工，新建項目減少，市場對勞務工人需求減少，可能有些公司對勞務工人的福利打了折扣，但勞務工人的工資下滑的空間不大”。
在經歷了上個月的歷史最低值之后，半年期的建筑采購成本指數在6月份回升至52.8。材料/設備和勞務成本預期價格都有所上升。半年期建筑材料和設備預期指數從上月的39.9升至本月的53.5，受訪者認為12個分項中的7項價格有望上升。六月份的分包商勞務采購成本指數位于51.2。接下來6個月，美國西部地區的勞務成本預期將會上升，美國其它地區和加拿大各地勞務成本將繼續走平。
在調研中，受訪者繼續指出，受新冠肺炎影響，市場對建筑勞務工人需求量減少。（文章來源：IHS Markit 網站，翻譯：中國建筑業協會）
Construction Labor Costs Stabilize as Projects Halted Due to COVID-19 Resume Work
June 24, 2020
NEW YORK (June 24, 2020) – Engineering and Construction costs fell in June, according to IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The current headline IHS Markit PEG Engineering and Construction Cost Index registered 49.0 in June, falling just short of the neutral mark 50; a neutral index reading indicates responders see no change in pricing. The materials and equipment portion of the index came in at 47.2, still indicating falling prices, while the sub-contractor portion came in at 53.2, signaling rising costs.
Emily Crowley, associate director, Pricing and Purchasing, IHS Markit. “Construction labor markets were facing shortages prior to the economic downturn which will limit any downside correction on wages, though we may see cuts to discretionary bonuses going forward as delays lead to a thinner pipeline of new projects, taking pressure off of labor demand in the industry.”
The six-month headline expectations for future construction costs rose in June with an index figure of 52.8, recovering from an all-time low last month. Both the materials/equipment and labor subcomponents recorded expectations of future price increases. The six-month materials and equipment expectations index came in at 53.5 this month, up from 39.9 last month, with responders expecting increasing prices for seven out of 12 categories. Expectations for sub-contractor labor registered 51.2 in June. While the U.S. West is expected to see higher labor costs in six months, labor costs are expected to stay flat in the other regions of the U.S. and both regions of Canada.
In the survey comments, respondents continued to note lower demand conditions due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
