In December 2022, the Construction Industry he was able to see how the prices of the materials for his activity had a moderation with respect to the values that had been presented during most of the previous year.
According to the subindex of Construction materials of National Producer Price Index (INPP), inflation In this area, it registered an increase of 8.8% in December 2022 compared to the same month in 2021, so for the second consecutive month it remained below double digits.
According to the figures presented this Monday by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), this annual growth registered a minimum since January 2021, when inflation in the construction materials it was 8.8% compared to the same month of 2020, which confirms a slowdown in this indicator.
From February 2021 to October 2022, this indicator maintained double-digit annual growth and it was in November of the previous year, when the subindex registered an annual increase of 9.8% percent.
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Despite the fact that the general price subindex in the construction materials showed a slowdown, some of the most important inputs continued with double-digit growth, which means strong pressure on builders to carry out their activity.
For example, inflation In cement and concrete, it registered a growth of 14.9% in December 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. Likewise, the index in binders such as lime, plaster or mortar was 18.3% per year in the last month of the previous year.
Regarding clay products, such as bricks, tiles and tile, said indicator registered a annual inflation 10.7% in December 2022; while wire inputs, such as rods, castles or steel mesh, had a inflation annual rate of 0.51% at the end of the previous year.
In general, the INPP recorded a inflation in producer prices of 4.8% per year in the last month of 2022 and in its monthly measurement this was -0.19 percent.
