HVAC and plumbing supplies lead cost increases for Q2 of 2025
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Editor's Note 
 
With plenty of questions on the cost impacts of tariffs across Canada's construction sector, we finally have some numbers – and it isn't exactly pretty, with Q2 of 2025 seeing costs for plumbing and HVAC supplies rise faster than any other input.
- Doug Picklyk, Editor
 
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