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October 2025 - September 2026
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Construction cost-per-purchase ran consistently well above the global benchmark and moved with a jagged momentum: steady in late 2025, then surging into a peak in early 2026 before settling to a lower level by July 2026. This analysis is based on $3B worth of advertising data from our dataset, which provides strong directional benchmarks. This analysis explores ad performance trends for Construction in All countries available compared to the global benchmark.
From July 2025 to July 2026 the Construction Cost Per Purchase averaged about $199 (median of the monthly series ≈ $199.35). The series opened at $172 in July 2025 and closed at $129 in July 2026 — a net decline of roughly 25% from start to finish. The high-water mark was $343 in February 2026; the low was $129 in July 2026. That peak-to-trough swing represents about a 62% drop from the February high to the July low.
Monthly volatility was material: the standard deviation across months is roughly $64, which is about 32% of the mean. Absolute month-to-month moves were often large — notable jumps into January–February 2026 and another surge in May 2026 — producing a profile that is far choppier in dollars than the global baseline.
Late summer and autumn 2025 showed relatively moderate activity ($156–$182 range from August to October), with a softer November ($145) and a modest December uptick ($156). The series gathered momentum into January 2026 ($255) and accelerated to its peak in February ($343). After the early‑year spike, the pattern became choppy: a pullback through March–April ($230 → $209), another surge in May ($306), and then a pronounced slide into June–July 2026 ($144 → $129). The rhythm suggests strong early‑year peaks with intermittent spring spikes and a calmer trough by midsummer.
Compared with the global Cost Per Purchase baseline (monthly average ≈ $47.6 over the same period), Construction costs ran materially higher throughout the year — roughly four times the global benchmark on average (≈4.2x). Ratios vary month-to-month: the narrowest gap was about 3.0x in August 2025, while the widest gap reached roughly 6.8x in February 2026. In absolute terms the global series was far less volatile: global monthly standard deviation is roughly $8.6 (≈18% of its mean), versus ~$64 (≈32% of mean) for Construction. That makes the Construction Cost Per Purchase both larger in scale and more variable than the overall benchmark.
Understanding Cost Per Purchase benchmarks for Construction in All countries available—framed against global Facebook Ads benchmarks and CPM/CTR context—clarifies how industry ad costs and CPC trends diverged in 2025–2026. Construction ad performance showed higher absolute costs, pronounced spikes in early 2026, and greater month-to-month volatility compared to the global baseline.
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Facebook advertising costs vary by industry, target audience, ad placement, and campaign objective. In the Construction industry, Facebook ad costs can be influenced by seasonal trends and market competition. Geographic targeting affects ad costs through regional competition and user engagement. Campaign objectives affect costs because Facebook optimizes delivery for different goals. The data shows median values across multiple campaigns. Results can vary with ad quality, audience targeting, and campaign optimization.
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