根據(jù)埃信華邁公司和采購執(zhí)行小組數(shù)據(jù)，建筑工程成本6月份下滑，6月份的建筑工程采購指數(shù)位于49.0，略低于50的中位值。本月建筑材料和設(shè)備采購指數(shù)處于47.2，表明價格略有下跌，分包商指數(shù)位于53.2，稍有上升。
埃信華邁定價和采購業(yè)務(wù)主管助理艾米麗•克羅利說“經(jīng)濟下滑之前，建筑勞務(wù)市場就存在勞務(wù)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(wù)工人需求減少，可能有些公司對勞務(wù)工人的福利打了折扣，但勞務(wù)工人的工資下滑的空間不大”。
在經(jīng)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(shù)在6月份回升至52.8。材料/設(shè)備和勞務(wù)成本預期價格都有所上升。半年期建筑材料和設(shè)備預期指數(shù)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(wù)采購成本指數(shù)位于51.2。接下來6個月，美國西部地區(qū)的勞務(wù)成本預期將會上升，美國其它地區(qū)和加拿大各地勞務(wù)成本將繼續(xù)走平。
在調(diào)研中，受訪者繼續(xù)指出，受新冠肺炎影響，市場對建筑勞務(wù)工人需求量減少。（文章來源：IHS Markit 網(wǎng)站，翻譯：中國建筑業(yè)協(xié)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).
