The Construya Index (IC), which follows the demand for the main inputs of the construction industry throughout the country, registered a new seasonally adjusted rise of 8% in February compared to January, while it fell 10.7% compared to the previous year. same same month of 2022.
In this way, the accumulated figure for the first two months of the current year registered a drop of 5.2%.
“The start of the year shows us two months of consecutive increases (January had an increase of 4.9%), but they are seasonally adjusted increases in daily sales averages,” the entity explained in a statement.
Thus, the shipments of materials remain in a range of stability, which is explained because “construction continues to be the most chosen refuge of value against the ongoing inflationary process; and it encourages the actors in the chain to protect their investment capital. I work on inputs, sustaining sales”, adds the report.
The Construya index measures the evolution of the volumes sold to the private sector of construction products manufactured by the leading companies in the sector: ceramic bricks, portland cement, lime, long steel, aluminum carpentry, adhesives and pastes, waterproofing paints, sanitaryware , boilers and home and central heating systems, faucets and water pipes, ceramic floors and coverings.
The Synthetic Indicator of Construction Activity (ISAC) carried out by INDEC on the evolution of the sector taking as a reference the apparent consumption of inputs will be published tomorrow, but it will refer to what happened in January 2023, therefore, it will not be comparable with this Construya Index, corresponding to February.
