In October, sales of construction supplies increased by 10.1% compared to the same month last year but fell by 2.2% compared to September. Thus, the accumulated figure for January-October 2025 closed 7.2% above the same period of the previous year, according to the Construya Indicator, which tracks the evolution of the sector.
«The scenario of high financial volatility we have experienced in the last four months affected the sector's dynamics, consolidating the stagnation of dispatches to the domestic market,» the report stated.
It added that «going forward, we trust that the planning horizon will clear up, decreasing the perception of risk and, consequently, the cost of money, which would boost real estate and construction investment».
The index measures the evolution of volumes sold to the private sector of the following construction products manufactured by the leading companies that make up the Construya Group. These are: ceramic bricks, portland cement, lime, long steels, aluminum joinery, adhesives and pastes, waterproofing paints, sanitary ware, boilers and household systems, and heating systems, faucets and systems for water and gas conduction, floors, ceramic coverings, and electrical and electronic materials.
