The construction It is one of the sectors where the attention of this economic period is most concentrated, by the traction of employment that generates, the paralysis of the public works and the latest more optimistic indices. In that framework, and with a February inflation set at 2.4%, the costs involved in the field had dissimilar monthly variations.
The study was conducted by Argentine Construction Chamberthat spread the Camarco indicator February 2025, where it relieved the variation of costs of the construction of a type building (low floor tower and 14 floors) in the Buenos Aires City. The three segments in which they focused are materials, labor and other associated costs to specify works.
Within that framework, the indicator of “Type building construction cost“It had an increase of 1.7 % compared to January 2025, an inflation acceleration of the previous month, where costs had already risen 1.5 %.
The highest incidence item is the indicator of “Labour“, which records the variations in the labor costs involved in the buildings construction projects. In February, its rise was 3.5% monthly, near the double of what had increased in January 2025 (1.9%) compared to December last year.
Finally, the indicator of the “Materials costs “ It was the only item that reduced its inflationary rhythm: 1.4% registered in January went to a monthly increase of 0.8% last month.
Increase in the sale of construction products
He Construct index (IC)which measures the evolution of the volumes sold to the private sector of construction products, registered a rise in the 6.92% Monthly unstacted in March 2025. This increase positions the index 4% above the level reached in February 2024.
The accumulated of the first quarter of 2025 closed with a 1.6% increase compared to the same period of the previous year. This growth, although modest, reflects a positive trend in the construction sector, which faced significant challenges in recent years.
Sales of construction materials during February showed a slight improvement, which generates optimistic expectations among experts in the sector. “Sales of construction materials during the month of February allow to glimpse a slight improvement. We hope that this trend will continue and that the construction begins to grow”they expressed from Build.
Among the list of products that are studied, ceramic bricks, portland cement, lime, long steels, aluminum carpentry, adhesives and pastinas, waterproofing paintings, sanitary, boilers and homely and central heating, taping and systems for water and gas driving, floors, ceramic coatings and electrical and electronic materials are included.
Source: Ambito
