How many months until project start?
Short-term project
Conservative
Fixed-price bids, tight margins
+0.0%
Base Case
Standard bids, typical conditions
+0.0%
Aggressive
Long projects, supply chain risk
+0.0%
Materials (40%):
+0.0% / +0.0% / +0.0%
Labor (60%):
+0.0% / +0.0% / +0.0%
⚠️ Starting point only. Based on national PPI/wage data. Actual escalation varies by region, supplier, and market. Verify with quotes on major bids.
Material Weight Breakdown — Drywall
Each weight represents the estimated portion of material costs for this trade, mapped to the closest available PPI index:
| Weight |
Component |
Tracked Via |
How We Calculate Escalation
Data Sources: Material costs use Producer Price Index (PPI) data from FRED. Labor costs use Average Hourly Earnings from BLS.
Weighted Material Index:
weightedYoY = Σ (material YoY × weight)
Escalation Formulas:
conservative = ((YoY × 0.5) + (2.5% × 0.5)) ÷ 12 × months
base = YoY ÷ 12 × months
aggressive = (YoY × 1.2) ÷ 12 × months
Combined:
combined = (materialEsc × 40%) + (laborEsc × 60%)
Limitations:
- PPI indices are national averages — regional pricing varies
- Not all materials have specific indices (proxies noted above)
- Past trends don't guarantee future performance
- Labor data is construction-wide, not trade-specific
- Weights are estimates based on typical projects