Originally Posted by
crocodilefundy
steel for building construction is up like 93% this year so... metals use a lot of energy in their production so it makes sense that they will be more expensive.
steel and all mined and refined materials are up in price over the last couple of years. steel is way up actually over a 3 year period. and yeah, the dollar is way down AND the US gov'y keeps messing around with various import tariffs on certain types of steel.