In Costa Rica, the price indexes for buildings and social housing registered year-on-year variations of 0.03% and -0.65%, respectively, in the sixth month of the year.
From the National Institute of Statistics and Census statement:
The price indexes for construction base February 2012 are a set of twenty statistical indicators, which measure the variation in the prices of materials used in the construction of different types of works.
The costs of metals and electricity and lighting, during the fifth month of the year explained the 8% year-on-year rise in prices of construction materials.
The statistics of the Price Index of Construction Materials (IPMC) corresponding to May 2019, specify that a 7.6% year-on-year growth was reported regarding May of the previous year (8.6% in April 2019 and 8.9% in May 2018), indicates the report of the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN).
The chain of hardware stores EPA will open from July 4th its fourth sales point, which will be in a shopping center in Zone 10 of the country's capital.
The company reported that in its new store that will be in Rambla 10 Shopping Center, will offer more than 15 thousand items distributed in 27 categories related to construction.
Luis de Sousa, general manager of EPA, told Prensalibre.com that "...
In Guatemala, during the first five months of the year, the price of 6 meter long square industrial tube increase 5%, and in the case of tubular brick, it dropped 4%.
The Construction Materials Price Index (IPMC), carried out by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), measures the price variations of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that make up the basket of inputs that are used in the construction activity, using December 2018 = 100.0 as base month.
In the fifth month of the year, the price of the sand yard in Panama increased 3% over April 2018, and the 10-foot stretch of PVC plastic pipe decreased 2%.
The accumulated average from January to May 2019, compared to the same period of 2018, showed increases in the Indexes of the unit of the current collector for polarized box in 12.7%, that of the foot of the Carriola N°4 in 7.2% and that of the foot of Zinc N°26 galvanized corrugated in 4.6%, reported the General Comptroller of the Republic.
During the first four months of the year, the price of 1 x 2.44 metre red corrugated sheet grew 5%, and in the case of rustic pine formwork wood, it fell 2%.
The Index of Prices of Construction Materials -IPMC-, elaborated by the National Statistics Institute (INE), measures the variations of the prices of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that integrate the representative basket of inputs that are used in the construction activity, using as base month December 2018 = 100.0.
In the fourth month of the year, the price of the polarized box socket in Panama grew 12% over April 2018, and the stranded electric cable foot decreased 6%.
The accumulated average from January to April 2019, compared to the same period of 2018, showed increases in the Indexes of the current collector unit for polarized box in 12.9%, the foot of Carriola N°4 in 7.9% and the foot of Zinc N°26 corrugated galvanized in 4.6%, informed the General Comptroller of the Republic.
In Costa Rica, the price indexes for buildings and social housing registered -0.45% and 0.28% year-on-year variations in the fourth month of the year, respectively.
From the National Institute of Statistics and Census press release:
The price indexes for construction in February 2012 are a set of twenty statistical indicators, which measure the variation in the prices of materials used in the construction of different types of works.
The costs of wood and roofs, and metals and derivatives, explained during the third month of the year the 14% year-on-year increase in the prices of construction materials in Nicaragua.
The results show that the Index of Prices of Construction Materials (IPMC) registered a 13.8% year-on-year growth with respect to March of the previous year (9.6% in February 2019 and 8.6% in March 2018), informed the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
During the first quarter of the year, the price of 16-gauge steel wire increased 10% with respect to the previous year, and in the case of tubular brick, it decreased 3%.
The Price Index of Construction Materials -IPMC-, compiled by the National Statistics Institute (INE), measures the variations of the prices of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that make up the representative basket of inputs used in construction activity, using December 2018 = 100.0 as the base month.
In the third month of the year, the price of the polarized socket in Panama grew 15% over March 2018, and the foot of stranded electric cable increased 6%.
The average accumulated behavior from January to March 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, showed increases in the Price Indexes (IP) of the socket unit for polarized box in 13.3%, the foot of the Carriola N°4 in 8.1% and the foot of Zinc N°26 corrugated galvanized in 4.6%, informed the General Comptroller of the Republic.
In Costa Rica, the price indexes for buildings and social interest housing registered year-on-year variations of -0.47% and 0.31%, respectively, in the third month of the year.
From the statement of the National Institute of Statistics and Census:
The price indexes for construction base February 2012 are a set of twenty statistical indicators, which measure the variation in the prices of materials used in the construction of different types of works. They are composed of the building price index, the housing price index of social interest, and a group of eighteen price indexes of special inputs and services.
The Municipality of San Salvador tenders 1,500 tons of hot mix asphalt and 3,400 gallons of asphalt emulsion for surface and deep patching in the municipal network by 2019.
El Salvador Government Purchase LP-09-AMSS-2019:
"The asphalt cement shall be AC-30 or Asphalt 60/70 PEN, prepared by petroleum refining by appropriate methods. The cement will be homogeneous, free of water and will not foam when heated to 174 °C.