National overview
In the third quarter, residential building construction costs increased 2.5% and non-residential building construction costs rose 2.1%. The growth was slower than the second quarter, where residential construction costs grew 5.3% and non-residential costs were up 4.0%. The rate of growth for both residential and non-residential building construction costs has notably slowed when compared to the past year and a half.
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