The National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi changed 0.49% in July, registering its highest rate in 2020. The index accrues a rise of 1.97% between January and July. The cumulative index over the last 12 months was 3.33%, below the rate of 3.52% recorded over the 12 months prior to that period.

The National Index of Civil Construction Sinapi changed 0.49% in July, standing 0.35 percentage points above the rate in the previous month (0.14%) and registering the highest index in 2020. The cumulative index over the last 12 months was 3.33%, below the rate of 3.52% recorded over the 12 months prior to that period. In the year, the cumulative index was 1.97%. In July 2019, the index was 0.68%.

The national cost of construction, per square meter, which in June closed at R$1,175.62, increased to R$1,181.41 in July, of which R$619.58 were relative to material, and R$561.83 referred to workforce.

The parcel of material changed 0.48%, recording a significant rise in relation to the previous month  (0.17%), a difference of 0.31 percentage points. The rate remained at the same level when compared with the index of July 2019 (0.47%).

On the other hand, the parcel of workforce posted a rate of 0.50%, increasing 0.40 percentage points in relation to the previous month (0.10%). When compared with the rate of July 2019 (0.92%), it dropped 0.42 percentage points.

From January to July, the cumulative indexes were of 2.30% (material) and 1.56% (workforce), but over the last twelve months, they stayed at 3.62% (material) and 2.94% (workforce).

Southeast Region posts the highest rise

Having registered positive rates in all the states and with the collective work agreement in São Paulo, the Southeast Region recorded the highest regional change in July (0.70%).

The other regions recorded the following figures: 0.31% (North), 0.50% (Northeast), 0.17% (South) and 0.24% (Central-West).

The regional costs, per square meter, were: R$1,188.86 (North); R$1,096.97 (Northeast); R$1,233.10 (Southeast); R$1,232.40 (South) and R$1,179.66 (Central-West).

Having risen among the professional categories and having posted a rate of 2.25%, Paraíba was the state that registered the highest monthly change, followed by São Paulo (1.05%), whose parcels of material and workforce increased.

SINAPI, created in 1969, has the purpose of producing information on costs and indexes in a systematic way and with a national coverage, in order to elaborate and assess budgets as well as monitor costs.

                          SOURCE: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Índices de Preços.

                          SOURCE: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Índices de Preços.