The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi) was 1.78% in May, 0.09 percentage points below the rate of April (1.87%).

Rates increased in all regions, especially in the Southeast (2.07%), due to the increase in the share of materials.

The cumulative index in the year was 8.71% and, in the last twelve months, 18.18%. In May 2020 the index had been 0.17%.

The national cost of construction, per square meter, rose from R$ 1,363.41 in April to R$ 1,387.73 in May, with R$ 810.08 relating to materials and R$ 577.65 to labor force.

The share of materials rose 2.66%, a change 0.48 percentage points lower than in the previous month (3.14%). In relation to May 2020, (0.19%), there was an increase of 2.47 percentage points.

The share of laborforce rose 0.58%, up 0.40 percentage points compared to April (0.18%) and 0.44 percentage points compared to May of the previous year (0.14% ). This increase was driven by the collective bargaining agreements executed in Rio de Janeiro and in the Federal District. In the year, the cumulative increases were 14.03% (materials) and 2.04% (labor force). In twelve months, the cumulative result reached 31.58% (materials) and 3.44% (labor force).

Southeast Region registers the highest monthly change

With the increase in the share of materials in all states, and the collective agreement executed in Rio de Janeiro, the Southeast Region had the largest regional change in May, 2.07%.

The other regions presented the following results: 1.16% (North), 1.90% (Northeast), 1.14% (South), and 1.69% (Central-West).

The regional costs, per square meter, were: R$ 1,367.38 (North); R$1,318.11 (Northeast); R$1,441.87 (Southeast); R$1,438.67 (South) and R$1,352.93 (Central-West).

Rio de Janeiro leads the highs with change of 3.73%

Among the states, Rio de Janeiro had the highest monthly change, 3.73%, also influenced by the rise in the share of materials and collective bargaining. Then came Bahia, with 2.95%, which registered the highest rate in the share of materials (4.94%).

SINAPI, created in 1969, aims at producing information on costs and indices in a systematic way and with national coverage, giving support to the design and assessment of budgets, as well as the monitoring of costs.