The landscape of commercial procurement has shifted. While national CPI data suggests a cooling economy, the “ground-truth” data from over 50,000 commercial data points tells a different story.
We are currently tracking “Shadow Inflation”—a phenomenon where specialized trades (HVAC, Commercial Roofing, and Vertical Transportation) are seeing a 12% spike in labor-burdened costs that aren’t yet reflected in standard indices.
Key Intelligence for Q1:
Localized Benchmarking: Property Managers in the Sunbelt are seeing an average 9% variance between “standard” bids and “vetted” market reality.
The Margin Squeeze: High-performing vendors are no longer competing on price; they are competing on availability and compliance speed.
The Intelligence Gap: Firms without a centralized data feed are overpaying for “Scope Creep” by an estimated 15% per project.