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Price relief in sight for building materials.(News)

There's good news for contractors in the RSI industries concerning material prices in the coming year. According to analysts at the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB's) Construction Forecast Conference in Washington, DC in October, contractors can expect a modest relief from soaring materials prices in 2005, with the exception of the cost of cement. The price of cement is expected to peak in early 2005 as Florida's post-hurricane reconstruction efforts move into full swing.

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