Those risks include , among others , changes in customer orders and demand for our products ; the liquidity of the credit markets ; changes in raw material , labor , equipment and transportation costs ; pricing actions by the Company and its competitors ; changes in law or the uncertainty of the application of law and regulation ; the ability to attract and retain management and employees ; the inability to successfully execute management strategies with respect to cost containment , production increases or decreases , inventory control , and the integration of acquired businesses ; and general changes in economic and financial conditions , residential and non-residential construction , and municipal spending .