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About 55% of material-month observations are marked “FAVORABLE,” meaning a slight majority of items stayed within budget while roughly 45% experienced cost overruns. Unit prices generally climbed through 2022—reaching an average peak around $9,200—then declined steadily into early 2025, reflecting commodity-price volatility and recent cost easing.

Unit prices for key aerospace materials climbed steadily from 2006 through a peak around late 2022—driven by commodity spikes—then eased into early 2025, while overhead rates stayed relatively flat and budget variances narrowed as costs cooled.

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