Construction Price Index, 3^rd Quarter 2026

Highlights

1. 1.  The Construction Price Index which stood at 153.7 in the second quarter of 2026 increased by 1.4% to reach 155.8 in the third quarter of 2026.
    
2. 2.  During the third quarter of 2026, increases were noted in the following sub-indices: “Hire of Plant" (0.4%), “Materials" (1.2%) and “Transport" (19.8%).
    
3. 3.  The increase of 1.2% in the “Materials" sub-index is explained by:  
   

1.      (i)   increases in the prices of hardcore (+4.6%), aggregate (+3.9%), premixed mortar (+0.3%),   steel bars (+0.7%), plumbing (+1.3%) and electrical installation (+1.1%) in July 2026;
   
2.      (ii)  increases in the prices of premixed mortar (+0.3%), tiles and granite (+0.4%), paint (+0.6%) and plumbing (+0.1%), partly offset by a decrease in the price of timber carpentry (-0.8%) in August 2026; and  
3.      (iii) increases in the prices of damp roofing (+4.3%), premixed mortar (+1.0%), timber carpentry (+1.7%), timber joinery (+0.2%), tiles and granite (+2.1%), and electrical installation (+1.4%) in September 2026.
   
   

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   ​ 21 October 2026

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