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Why the cost increase?

I went to buy materials for a speaker project. I also priced some T-111 siding on 8" centers, 5/8 thick, Ship lap.
I hadn’t picked up any sheets or anything in over 18 months.

48" x 96 x 5/8 wood siding was 19-26.00 and on sale 15-20.00 per sheet, NOW 74-84.00 per sheet.

MDF 3/4" 48 x 96" if you can find it. 45-55.00 per sheet it was 22.00 to 27.00 per sheet.

2x4x8 DF stud grade 1.99-3.00 per. Now 4-6.00 per stud,

There is no shortage but there sure is a LOT of price gouging. NOTHING changed. Just the price..

The quality is worse. The workers aren’t paid worth a crap...Why the increase?

I’m getting ready to finish my home out. WOW.. I might have to rethink this a bit..

The price all most tripled in 12-18 months.. This kind of stuff is NOT cool at ALL.

Just my opinion of course. Any projects you’re doing get put on hold or STOPED?

YES I’m very frugal. Money never came easy, and it leaves the same way..

oldhvymec
oldhvymec OP
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Yea nonoise EVERYONE should be vaccinated. Like I said in the early stages of Covid. Killed a very good man, a friend of mine, a family member. It breaks my heart to think he's gone.. He really got me into HO railroads. He liked air shows and chewing tobacco when we went fishing..

Most of all he use to just listen real well, no matter the problem.. The world is a lot smaller after Covid for me and a whole lot of folks..

I still have a LOT to be thankful for.. No doubt.. Still hindsight is 20/20

Regards
pauly
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“Economic output just grew by 6.5%. ”

Quite a rapid decline given president Trump achieved a 34% 3rd quarter GDP growth in 2020.

D O H ! 

“The U.S. economy experienced the largest quarterly increase in history in the third quarter, according to the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow tracker.”

https://www.wnd.com/2020/10/4859354/

But no worries, Liden and Kamalatoe will ensure high inflation to compensate for the rapid decline in economic growth … it’s all going to even out.
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tomic601
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heavy, count me in for a listen if i can pet the dog. Sure do miss ours…
i can drive the trusty but ancient GL from Socal. Tickets are $1g round trip with beveridge., radar systems operator rides for free…

You got the vaccinated part right….
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tomic601
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i never take any wanna be Economists seriously unless they are explaining inflation to me from the Maui ( fill in the blank ) estate while we…both savor ….wait for it….. retirement….
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nonoise
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@pauly uh, I don't know where to begin so I'll let Forbes spell it out:

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate for the December quarter and it shows the economy growing at 2.1%. For 2019 GDP growth was 2.3%, which is down from 2.9% in 2018 and just below 2.4% in 2017, Trump’s first year in office.

Over the 12 quarters Trump has been President only four of them have had GDP growth over 3% and six of the quarter’s growth was 2.3% or lower. And for the past three quarters GDP growth has been 2.0%, 2.1% and 2.1%, respectively. This is a far cry from Trump’s claim that the economy could growth 4%, 5% or maybe even 6% when he was President.

That's a far cry from 34%!

All the best,
Nonoise
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