The price of inputs in the
construction sector went up by 2.0 percent for the year ending in January 2019
compared to 1.5 increase of the year that ended in January 2018.
This is according to the construction sector indices released by Uganda Bureau
of Statistics (UBOS). The price change means that a customer who bought
construction materials in January 2019 paid 2 percent above what a customer
paid in January 2018.
The statistics were presented by Aliziki Lubega, a principal statistician at
UBOS. On a monthly basis, she said the prices went by 0.06 percent at the end
of January 2019 compared to 0.03 of December 2018.
UBOS divides construction sector into three categories when collecting data.
They are residential buildings, non-residential buildings and civil works.
The construction inputs of the residential buildings went up 1.1 percent,
non-residential buildings 2.1 percent and civil works by 2.8 percent.
Specifically, Aliziki said inputs whose price scaled up; are electrical wires
and cables (9.1%), roofing sheets (7.5%), concrete products (6.3%) and lime
(8.7).
The inputs whose price went down are; cement equipment for hire and a section
of iron and steel inputs.
The cement production went up by 16.2% in January 2019 compared to December
2018 according to the figures presented. This increase is largely attributed to
domestic production.
Alikizi said 180 tonnes of cements were produced in January 2019 compared to
156.8 tonnes of December 2018 while 0.70tonnes were imported into the country.
According to the statistics, 132 tonnes of cements were supplied to the
domestic market and 49 tonnes exported.
-URN
Price Of Construction Sector Inputs Increases By 2%
