Construction materials rise again

Los prices of the materials of construction their upward trend continue in Mendozaand reflect the impact of the inflation after some casualties or months of minimum increases. The analysis of the edifying network (IRE) showed that during the first four months of 2025 this item had significant growth. In January, there was an increase of 1.57%, while in February the rise was more moderate with 0.31%. However, in March prices They shot with a significant increase of 3.36%, consolidating an upward trend that remained in April with 2.04%.

“This behavior reflects the complexity of the current economic context.” The report in question mentioned some of the causes. He added that factors such as the exchange rate and the length of the stocks continue to affect the value chain of the construction. The annual accumulated of 7.45% reflects the continuous impact of inflation in the sector, which represents a challenge for construction companies, suppliers and final consumers.

Within this framework, the construct index (IC), which measures the evolution of the volumes sold to the private sector of construction products at the national level, recorded a recovery of 10.44% monthly desestationalized, and in the interannual comparison the IC recorded a rise of 25.8%. In this way, the accumulated of January-April of 2025 closed 10.9% above the same period of the previous year.

How the index is elaborated

The building network that from 2022 elaborates this key indicator generates the IRE that includes more than 100 products of 11 leading companies in the sector, covering a wide range of items. This index is generated by the building network, a camera that brings together companies providing construction materials in Mendoza. The measurement is based on the reference prices of December 2024 and covers items such as iron, concrete, aggregates, plaster, wood, floors, sanitary, taps, electricity, paint, openings, kitchen furniture, glass and industrial hardware supplies.

Hypercemic, Mendoglass, Tekno, Giuffré woods, reindeer furniture, Saldaña Materials, Gencoelec, Industrias Chirino, Hormiserv, Macromat and Máchena Ferretería integrate this business network, which has 28 points of sale and receives more than 65,000 monthly visits. Its association model has been highlighted at the national level for its contribution to the professionalization and sustainability of the sector.