In May, the national index of construction changed 1.47%
June 07, 2005 09h00 AM | Last Updated: February 23, 2018 06h22 PM
The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with
CAIXA - Caixa Econômica Federal, changed 1.47% in May, which means an increase of 0.68 percentage point vis-à-vis April (0.79%). This result was a consequence of the wage raises that occurred in several states. The current index remained very close to that of May 2004 (1.43%), a difference of 0.04 percentage point. With the current result, the index accumulated 4.16% in the year and 10.93% in the last twelve months.
The national cost per square meter went up to R$ 528.80, out of which R$ 309.89 are relative to materials and R$ 218.91 to labor force.
In May, materials presented deceleration in relation to April, dropping from 0.86% to 0.77%. The accumulated index of the year was 3.90% and in twelve months, 13.32%. On the other hand, influenced by wage raises, labor force had a pronounced acceleration, changing 2.48% or 1.81 percentage point above the rate of April (0.67%). In the year, it increased 4.52% and in the last twelve months, 7.72%.
Central West and Southeast Regions presented the highest results in May
The Central West Region presented the highest increase (2.47%), resulting from collective agreements of Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás and Federal District. In the Southeast, with an index of 2.15%, the major influence came from the rate of São Paulo (3.03%), also due to wage raises. The other regional results, all below the national index (1.47%) were, in decreasing order: 0.87% in the North, 0.82% in the South and 0.51% in the Northeast.
Regarding the accumulated rates in the year, the Southeast remained with the highest rate (4.57%), followed by the North, with 4.38%. The Northeast (3.95%) and the Central West (3.93%) presented similar results. Finally, the South Region presented the lowest accumulated index in the year (3.31%).
In the last twelve months and considering the more pronounced indexes, the leadership remained with the Northeast (11.90%) followed in second place by the Southeast (11.06%). The other results in this period were the following: 10.18% in the South; 9.99% in the Central West and finally, 9.80 % in the North.
The regional costs were the following: R$ 570.19 (Southeast); R$ 530.02 (South); R$ 506.75 (Central West); R$ 501.90 (North) and R$ 482.07 (Northeast).
Collective agreements influenced the indexes in several states
Among the indexes in the states, the highest indexes were influenced by wage readjustments: 4.68% (Mato Grosso); 4.46% (Acre); 3.03% (São Paulo); 2.88% (Goiás); 2.81% (Federal District) and 1.56% (Santa Catarina).
The lowest results in the month occurred in Ceará (0.21%), Maranhão and Pernambuco (0.28%). Amapá presented the highest accumulated result in the year (9.99%) and in twelve months (15.58%).
MAY/05
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS |
AVERAGE COSTS
INDEX NUMBERS
PERCENTAGE CHANGES
R$/m2
Dec/98=100
MONTHLY
IN THE YEAR
12 MONTHS
BRAZIL
528.80
186.95
1.47
4.16
10.93
NORTH REGION
501.90
174.53
0.87
4.38
9.80
RONDÔNIA
459.84
174.55
0.83
3.06
7.36
ACRE
495.17
181.72
4.46
7.23
12.55
AMAZONAS
526.38
167.39
0.46
5.04
10.19
RORAIMA
629.24
188.38
1.55
5.21
13.23
PARÁ
487.18
173.99
0.72
3.76
9.15
AMAPÁ
496.94
182.83
1.16
9.99
15.58
TOCANTINS
527.58
183.70
0.43
2.60
9.43
NORTHEAST REGION
482.07
188.34
0.51
3.95
11.90
MARANHÃO
485.40
187.28
0.28
4.99
10.89
PIAUÍ
429.79
187.42
1.17
5.21
12.33
CEARÁ
459.46
181.68
0.21
2.25
10.52
RIO GRANDE DO NORTE
465.47
184.39
0.90
3.31
12.43
PARAÍBA
474.36
192.32
0.70
5.86
13.28
PERNAMBUCO
481.12
197.49
0.28
2.18
13.00
ALAGOAS
509.95
179.95
0.97
1.72
11.07
SERGIPE
443.90
193.41
0.77
3.26
13.46
BAHIA
511.12
189.07
0.47
5.55
11.80
SOUTHEAST REGION
570.19
190.16
2.15
4.57
11.06
MINAS GERAIS
502.42
202.54
0.84
2.87
11.92
ESPÍRITO SANTO
456.73
203.01
1.14
4.32
11.87
RIO DE JANEIRO
596.89
192.02
0.71
6.71
11.35
SÃO PAULO
600.22
185.16
3.03
4.62
10.65
SOUTH REGION
530.02
179.65
0.82
3.31
10.18
PARANÁ
532.11
180.39
0.70
2.71
9.70
SANTA CATARINA
523.49
177.51
1.56
4.27
10.62
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
531.90
180.20
0.51
3.33
10.38
CENTRAL WEST REGION
506.75
192.71
2.47
3.93
9.99
MATO GROSSO DO SUL
515.81
190.94
4.68
6.30
11.76
MATO GROSSO
487.36
192.01
0.41
2.50
10.21
GOIÁS
497.87
194.99
2.88
4.03
9.30
FEDERAL DISTRICT
564.52
190.21
2.81
3.64
9.36
SOURCE: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Índices de Preços. – Caixa Econômica Federal
NOTE: These results are calculated monthly by IBGE through a partnership with CAIXA (Caixa Econômica Federal)