The increase was explained by the increase of 2.9% in “Materials”, 3.7% in “Labor” and 3% in “General expenses”.
He construction cost index (CCI) accelerated to 3.2% in September as a result of the rise in 2.9% in “Materials”, 3.7% in “Hand of work” and 3% in “Overheads”, as reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). This is the most substantial increase in 2025, only surpassed by the jump in 8.5% during December 2024.
The 3.7% increase in the workforce is driven by the 4.2% increase in salary increases for employees and 1.2% for subcontracted workers. This category incorporates the salary agreement of the Construction Workers Union of the Argentine Republic (UOCRA)dated September 29, 2025.
Likewise, the increase in job categories impacts the category of “Overheads”, because this contains the item “Serene”which is framed within the resolution. This also includes the new tariff values that the National Electricity Regulatory Entity (ENRE) and ENERGAS.
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Material increases
Among the materials that rose the most were lighting fixtures and electric intercom (+8.1%), elevators (+8%), medium and low voltage cables and conductors (+6.7%), electric pumps (+6.6%), electrical control devices (+4.8%), carpet floors (+4.7%), carpentry parts (+4%), metal openings and bars (+3.9%).
Meanwhile, the only ones who went down were glasses (-0.5%) and wooden kitchen furniture (-0.3%).
Source: Ambito
