Materials Radar ABS Q2 2026

Brisbane construction input costs & Queensland builder output prices. Six years of ABS Producer Price Index data (6427.0), Tables 17 & 18 — rendered server-side with margin gap analysis, sparklines, and city comparison.

Latest release: June Quarter 2026, published 31 July 2026 by ABS.

+4.4%

Brisbane Input Costs

Year-on-Year

+8.5%

QLD Builder Output

Year-on-Year

+4.0%

Margin Gap

Output minus Input

+11.5%

Biggest Mover

Electrical Equipment

Brisbane Input Costs 10 material categories • 6-year sparklines

Electrical EquipmentIndex: 214.9 · QoQ: +5.5%

▲ +11.5%

RISING

Installed Gas & Electrical AppliancesIndex: 156.8 · QoQ: +1.2%

▲ +10.7%

RISING

Plumbing ProductsIndex: 153.8 · QoQ: +5.6%

▲ +7.5%

RISING

Other Metal ProductsIndex: 155.3 · QoQ: +2.2%

▲ +4.9%

RISING

Concrete, Cement & SandIndex: 159.5 · QoQ: +2.4%

▲ +4.4%

RISING

Steel ProductsIndex: 140.7 · QoQ: +3.1%

▲ +4.1%

RISING

Timber, Board & JoineryIndex: 185.8 · QoQ: +1.1%

▲ +3.6%

RISING

Other MaterialsIndex: 170.9 · QoQ: +3.3%

▲ +2.7%

STABLE

Cement ProductsIndex: 169.9 · QoQ: +1.6%

▲ +2.3%

STABLE

Ceramic ProductsIndex: 181.3 · QoQ: +0.2%

▲ +2.3%

STABLE

Queensland Builder Output Prices What builders charge clients

Other ResidentialIndex: 172.0 · QoQ: +2.0%

▲ +9.0%

RISING

Non-ResidentialIndex: 169.5 · QoQ: +2.1%

▲ +8.7%

RISING

Building ConstructionIndex: 179.5 · QoQ: +2.5%

▲ +8.5%

RISING

House ConstructionIndex: 199.2 · QoQ: +3.1%

▲ +8.0%

RISING

Road & BridgeIndex: 154.5 · QoQ: +4.3%

▲ +5.9%

RISING

📊 Margin recovery signal: Output prices are running +4.0 percentage points above input costs. When this gap is positive and widening, Queensland builders are recovering margin — typically through labour, insurance and risk premiums. This is the ABS benchmark used in Queensland Government escalation clauses under PAM 2026.

City Comparison All Groups Input Cost YoY

Brisbane
+4.4%
Index: 174.0

Sydney

+3.5%

Index: 168.4

Melbourne

+3.5%

Index: 169.9

Adelaide

+4.4%

Index: 167.8

Perth

+3.9%

Index: 160.9

Hobart

+3.4%

Index: 164.8

National

+3.8%

Index: 167.8

How to read this data. Input costs = what contractors pay for materials (ABS Table 18). Output prices = what builders charge clients (ABS Table 17). When the gap between them widens, builders are recovering margin — typically through labour costs, insurance, and risk premiums.

Why it matters. The ABS PPI is the benchmark Queensland Government uses in escalation clauses for price variation claims under PAM 2026. If you're pricing work more than 6 months forward, materials in the "RISING" category are where you need contractual protection. Sparklines show 6 years of quarterly data — the shape tells the story the number alone can't.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Producer Price Indexes (6427.0), Tables 17 & 18, June Quarter 2026 release. Index base period: 2011-12 = 100.0. Brisbane figures relate to Greater Brisbane Capital City Statistical Area. Queensland output figures cover the full state. Next ABS release: late October 2026 (September Quarter 2026). CC BY 4.0.