Sinapi
Construction costs rise 2.46% in June, biggest increase since 2013
July 08, 2021 09h00 AM | Last Updated: July 09, 2021 11h45 PM
The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi), released by the IBGE, rose by 2.46% in June and was 0.68 percentage points above the May rate (1.78%). That is the biggest increase in the time series with payroll exemption since the start of the time series, in 2013. In January, civil construction had already hit a record, 1.99%. The end of year 2020 also had its highest result since 2013, a cumulative 10.16%.
The time series shows a sequence of increases in the general index since June 2020. The main influence on the result of the month came from workforce, with an increase of 2.60%, highest rate in 2021, due to collective labor agreements in several states, including São Paulo. “What makes June different from other months, in this period, is that we have seen a drop of the share of materials and an increase of workforce, due to rise of salaries of professional categories in ten states,” says the survey manager Augusto Oliveira.
Materials recorded a change of 2.36%, a decrease of 0.30 percentage points against the previous month (2.66%). Despite the deceleration in the month, the rate is still among the highest in the time series. Considering the June 2020 index (0.17%), there was an increase of 2.19 percentage points.
The national cost of construction by square meter, which had been R$ 1,387.73 in May, changed to R$ 1,421.87, with R$ 829.19 relative to material and R$ 592.68 to workforce.
South recorded biggest increase, driven by Paraná
The South Region, with an increase in materials in all the states and a collective labor agreement in Paraná, recorded the biggest regional change in June, 3.80%. The Other Major regions recorded the following results: 1.14% (North), 1.92% (Northeast), 2.83% (Southeast) and 1.96% (Central West).
Regional costs by square meter were: R$ 1,382.99 (North); R$ 1,343.47 (Northeast); R$ 1,482.71 (Southeast); R$ 1,493.35 (South) and R$ 1,379.39 (Central West).
The rise of materials and collective labor agreements affected construction costs in Paraná, which recorded the biggest monthly change, 5.42%, followed by Mato Grosso do Sul (4.65%), Pernambuco (4.22%) and São Paulo (3.87%).
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SINAPI - a joint endeavor between the IBGE and Caixa Econômica Federal (CAIXA), aims at producing monthly series of costs and indexes for the housing sector; monthly series of the average wages paid for labor; the average prices of construction materials, machinery and equipment; and construction services for basic sanitation, infrastructure and housing sectors.
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