The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) of August was 0.58%, with a drop of 0.90 percentage points from the previous month (1.48%). The cumulative index in the last 12 months reached 13.61%, below the rate of 14.07% recorded in the 12 immediately previous months. In the year, the cumulative index was 9.74%. In August 2021, the index was 0.99%.

The national cost of construction by square meter was R$1,651.85 in July, being R$994.67 relative to material and R$667.18, to workforce. In June, the national cost closed at R$1,652.27.

The share of material changed by 0.69%, and dropped both in relation to the previous month (1.38%) and in relation to August 2021 (1.62%), 0.69 and 0.98 percentage points, respectively. The August rate represents the third lowest index in 2022.

Workforce recorded a rate of 0.42%, having fallen by 1.20 percentage points from July (1.62%), despite the collective agreements established in this period. Compared with August last year (0.08%), the index dropped 0.34 percentage points.

Between January and August 2022, the cumulative indexes closed at 9.31% for material and at 10.38% for workforce. The cumulative index in 12 months stood at 14.76% (material) and at 11.90% (workforce), respectively.

North Region registers highest monthly change

The North Region, with collective agreements established in Rondônia and Amazonas, recorded the highest regional change in August, 1.43%. The other Major regions registered the following figures: 0.22% (Northeast), 0.49% (Southeast), 0.72% (South) and 1.08% (Central-West).

The regional costs, per square meter, were: R$ 1,645.35 (North); R$ 1,549.97 (Northeast); R$ 1,732.44 (Southeast); R$ 1,729.30 (South) and R$ 1,676.13 (Central-West).

Rondonia records highest rise among states

With an increase in material and an adjustment observed in the professional categories, Rondônia was the state with the highest monthly change (5.67%), followed by Amazonas (3.19%), under the same conditions.

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.