Building Materials: Prices up to October 2018

In Nicaragua, the Building Materials Price Index recorded an increase of almost 10% during October compared to the same month in 2017.

Thursday, December 6, 2018

The Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN) reported that the Building Materials Price Index (CPI) registered a 9.9 percent year-on-year growth compared to October of the previous year (8.8% registered in September 2018 and 3.7% in October 2017).

The statement of the BCN reviewed that of the five chapters comprising the IPMC aggregate, the greatest growth was registered in the wood and roofs (16.6%), followed by metals and derivatives (13.5%), toilets and floors (4.8%), cement and derivatives (4.6%), and electricity and lighting (3.8%) sectors.

Additionally, the cumulative variation of the IPMC up to October was 9.9 percent, because of increases in wood and roof, metals and derivatives, sanitary ware and floors, cement and derivatives, and electricity and lighting sectors.

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