Construction registered its first year-on-year drop in October since January

Construction registered its first year-on-year drop in October since January

The data of apparent consumption of inputs for construction, in relation to the same month of the previous year, go up from 25.1% in the rest of the inputs (includes taps, seamless steel tubes and glass for construction); 5.4% in plasterboard; 5% on ceramic sanitary ware; 3.1% in finished concrete; 2.4% in round iron and steel for construction and 2.0% in hollow bricks.

Meanwhile, they are observed drops of 24% on asphalt; 23.3% in construction paints; 9.9% in granite and calcareous mosaics; 4.9% in ceramic floors and coverings; 3.3% in plaster; 1.1% in lime and 0.8% in portland cement.

On the other hand, if the variations of the accumulated of the year are analyzed at the interannual level, it is observed increases of 24.6% in the rest of the inputs (includes taps, seamless steel tubes and glass for construction); 15.6% in finished concrete; 10.9% in plasterboard; 9.8% in portland cement; 9.3% in round iron and steel for construction; 8.3% in ceramic sanitary ware; 6.1% in plaster; 5.0% in granite and calcareous mosaics; 4.6% in limes; 4.0% in ceramic floors and coverings and 2.8% in asphalt.

In the meantime decreases of 5.5% are observed in hollow bricks and 1.1% in construction paints.

Source: Ambito

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