Labor Shortages and Surging Construction Material Prices in the Construction Industry
First written in FY2017-Q1. 18 of 25 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Consec moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 17 of 27 companies on the "Worse" side.
17 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「At the same time, the effects of labor shortages and higher raw material prices, among other factors, have continued, and the difficult business environment persists.」
Labor shortages and rising raw material costs in the construction industry continued to be cited as factors affecting the industry environment. - 2026-05-14RestatedEarnings
「At the same time, the effects of labor shortages and higher raw material prices, among other factors, have continued, and the difficult business environment persists.」
Labor shortages and higher raw material prices in the construction industry continue to be cited. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「In the civil engineering and construction industry, to which our group primarily belongs, demand for infrastructure development, including expressways, dams and bridges, remained at typical levels. However, the industry continued to face a chaotic environment, partly due to labor shortages and rising raw material costs.」
The construction industry continued to face a chaotic operating environment, with labor shortages and rising raw material costs remaining issues. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Each business field continued to be affected by the weaker yen, soaring resource and raw material prices, and labor shortages.」
Soaring resource and raw material prices and labor shortages continued to affect each business field. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Demand for infrastructure development, including expressways, dams and bridges, remained at typical annual levels, but the industry continued to face chaotic conditions due in part to the effects of labor shortages and soaring raw material prices.」
Labor shortages and soaring raw material prices in the construction industry continued to be cited as factors destabilizing the industry environment. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first nine months of the fiscal year, Japan's economy faced downward factors including chronic labor shortages, production adjustments due to increased inventories, and higher prices for essential goods, although」
Chronic labor shortages continued to be cited as a factor weighing on the domestic economy. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Many concerns remain, including rising prices for essential goods, prolonged labor shortages, and the 2024 problem, and we expect the difficult operating environment for companies to continue.」
In addition to the previous labor shortages, prolonged labor shortages and the 2024 problem were explicitly cited as new concerns. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to persistently high production costs, higher prices for essential goods, and a growing sense of labor shortages」
A growing sense of labor shortages continued to be cited as a challenge in the economic and business environment. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Most business fields, including the cutting tools business and special construction business, were affected by soaring resource and raw material prices, supply constraints, and labor shortages.」
The challenges of labor shortages and soaring material prices in the construction industry were described as affecting most business fields, including the cutting tools and special construction businesses, indicating a broader scope of impact. - FY2022-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Higher raw material and other costs increased cost of sales, resulting in an operating loss of ¥39 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥4 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The description stated that soaring raw material prices appeared as an actual increase in costs and led to a wider operating loss in the factory equipment-related business. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, although the Group's cutting tools business and special construction business faced challenges including soaring raw material prices and concerns about labor shortages」
Soaring raw material prices and concerns about labor shortages continue to be cited as challenges for the cutting tools business and special construction business. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「A shortage of site supervisors engaged in the construction industry has become a problem. Soaring labor costs due to a labor shortage and delays in construction progress due to labor shortages may adversely affect performance.」
The risks of shortages of site supervisors, soaring labor costs, and delays in construction progress were explicitly cited again. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Labor shortages also continued, and the industry appears to face many challenges.」
The labor shortage in the civil engineering and construction industry was cited again as continuing. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Challenges including soaring construction material and labor costs, chronic labor shortages, and delays in construction schedules remained.」
Soaring construction material and labor costs, chronic labor shortages, and delays in construction schedules continue to be cited as challenges facing the civil engineering and construction industry. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The civil engineering and construction industry, to which the Group primarily belongs, has remained stagnant due to weak public investment and chronic labor shortages.」
Chronic labor shortages continued to be cited as a factor contributing to stagnation in the civil engineering and construction industry. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The civil engineering and construction industry, to which the Group primarily belongs, appears to face many challenges, as infrastructure development in the Tokyo metropolitan area toward the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics appears to have largely run its course and labor shortages have also expanded.」
Regarding the labor shortages that had continued from before, the description now states that they are “expanding,” strengthening the wording concerning challenges facing the industry. - FY2019-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, construction progress continued to be delayed amid soaring construction material and labor costs, compounded by chronic labor shortages.」
The description stated that soaring construction material and labor costs and chronic labor shortages were reflected in actual business operations as a tendency toward delays in construction progress. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue from the special construction business amounted to ¥1,733 million, down 16.1% from the previous consolidated fiscal year, due to a decrease in the volume of construction orders received in the first half of the fiscal year, labor shortages, and the impact of reviewing the operations of a Taiwanese subsidiary.」
Labor shortages were specifically cited as a factor contributing to deteriorating performance in the special construction business. A shortage of site supervisors was also cited again as a risk. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The civil engineering and construction industry, to which the Group primarily belongs, continued to face labor shortages and persistently high construction material prices, as it has for several years.」
Labor shortages and persistently high construction material prices continue to be cited as factors affecting the civil engineering and construction industry environment. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although infrastructure development in the Tokyo metropolitan area toward the Tokyo Olympics and other projects was on an upward trend, a disparity with regional areas outside the metropolitan area was evident, and conditions remained somewhat sluggish amid labor shortages.」
Labor shortages continued to be cited as a factor contributing to sluggishness in the civil engineering and construction industry. This time, the disparity in demand between the Tokyo metropolitan area and regional areas was also noted. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The civil engineering and construction industry faced uncertain factors, including labor shortages and soaring construction material prices.」
Labor shortages and soaring construction material prices continue to be cited as factors contributing to an uncertain outlook for the civil engineering and construction industry. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Labor shortages and soaring labor, material and other costs continued amid rising demand for civil engineering and construction work.」
The description stated that labor shortages and soaring labor and material costs continued throughout the year. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The civil engineering and construction industry, to which the Group primarily belongs, continued to operate amid labor shortages and persistently high construction material prices.」
Labor shortages and persistently high construction material prices in the construction industry continue. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the civil engineering and construction industry, to which our group primarily belongs, public works have been on a declining trend, while maintenance work on infrastructure and seismic retrofitting of public facilities also remained sluggish due to labor shortages and soaring construction-material prices.」
Labor shortages and soaring construction material prices continue to be cited as factors contributing to uncertainty in the industry environment. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「The civil engineering and construction industry also faced uncertain factors, including labor shortages and soaring construction material prices.」
Supply constraints and cost pressures in the construction industry were noted.