National index of construction changed by 0.43% in January

February 07, 2006 10h00 AM | Last Updated: March 08, 2018 10h36 AM

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.43% in January; the index is 0.05 percentage points below the one registered in December (0.48%). With this result, the index accumulated in twelve months was 6.68%. In relation to January 2005 (0.71%), the current index (0.43%) fell by 0.28 percentage points.

The national cost per square meter changed to R$ 545.47, being R$ 319.04 relatively to material and R$ 226.43 to manpower. In January, material increased by 0.55%, which means, 0.33 percentage points above the change registered in December/05 (0.22%). On the other hand, manpower, with 0.27%, registered deceleration of 0.58 percentage points in relation to the previous month (0.85%).

In the last twelve months, the accumulated indexes were 6.17% for material and 7.40% for manpower.

Northeast Region recorded the highest monthly index

The Northeast Region had the highest regional index in January (0.88%), a result influenced by wage readjustments in the states of Maranhão and Piauí. The other regional results were considerably lower: 0.40% in the North; 0.34% in the Southeast; 0.23% in the Central West and 0.09% in the South.

The North Region, with 7.77%, recorded the highest accumulated index in twelve months. The other accumulated indexes in this period were: 7.25% (Northeast); 6.50% (Southeast); 6.31% (South) and 5.56% (Central West).

Among the states, Maranhão and Piauí stood out

With the wage readjustments for the professional categories of construction, the state of Piauí registered the highest monthly index (3.98%), followed by Maranhão (3.26%). The lowest change in January (0.06%) came from Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul.

The states of Amapá and Piauí presented the highest accumulated indexes in twelve months: 11.20% and 10.01%, respectively.

JANUARY/06

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS	AVERAGE COSTS	INDEX NUMBERS	PERCENTAGE CHANGES
	R$/m2	DEC/98=100	MONTHLY	IN THE YEAR	12 MONTHS

BRAZIL

545.47

192.85

0.43

6.68

NORTH REGION

527.65

183.48

0.40

7.77

RONDÔNIA

484.81

184.02

0.26

8.33

ACRE

508.89

186.76

0.12

9.10

AMAZONAS

559.42

177.89

0.26

8.24

RORAIMA

657.47

196.83

0.19

9.09

PARÁ

509.93

182.11

0.62

6.56

AMAPÁ

518.35

190.70

1.05

11.20

TOCANTINS

554.66

193.13

0.11

7.16

NORTHEAST REGION

502.12

196.17

0.88

7.25

MARANHÃO

516.97

199.46

3.26

8.18

PIAUÍ

458.97

200.14

3.98

10.01

CEARÁ

480.98

190.19

0.63

6.28

RIO GRANDE DO NORTE

490.52

194.31

0.90

7.43

PARAÍBA

480.12

194.66

0.12

3.75

PERNAMBUCO

502.08

206.09

0.17

6.46

ALAGOAS

535.91

189.11

0.14

6.62

SERGIPE

468.37

204.07

1.36

8.70

BAHIA

525.00

194.20

0.43

8.17

SOUTHEAST REGION

583.37

194.55

0.34

6.50

MINAS GERAIS

525.04

211.66

0.74

7.14

ESPÍRITO SANTO

474.56

210.93

0.10

7.96

RIO DE JANEIRO

603.04

194.00

0.06

7.30

SÃO PAULO

611.07

188.51

0.29

5.99

SOUTH REGION

547.98

185.74

0.09

6.31

PARANÁ

555.75

188.41

0.07

6.87

SANTA CATARINA

536.15

181.81

0.18

5.75

RIO GRANDE DO SUL

547.46

185.47

0.06

6.08

CENTRAL WEST REGION

518.41

197.14

0.23

5.56

MATO GROSSO DO SUL

524.40

194.12

0.19

7.42

MATO GROSSO

506.80

199.67

0.44

5.43

GOIÁS

506.32

198.30

0.13

5.09

FEDERAL DISTRICT

572.74

192.98

0.12

4.88

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

NOTE: these results are calculated monthly by IBGE through a partnership with CAIXA – Caixa Econômica Federal.