Sales of building materials decreased 5.4% in June

Sales of construction inputs to the private sector decreased 5.4% last June compared to the same month of 2017, the Construya group released Thursday, which constitute the leading companies in the sector.

Compared with last May, volumes shipped in June also decreased, However, in the first half of 2018, the sale of items for construction rose 7.8% compared to the same period of the previous year.

The companies of Grupo Construya market ceramic bricks, portland cement, lime, long steels, aluminum joinery, ceramic floors and coatings, glues and pastels, waterproofing paints , toilets, faucets and pipes water

The construction activity has a significant multiplier effect in generating jobs and because it is related to many sectors of the economy.

According to the INDEC construction activity summary indicator, in May, the index rose 5.8% by report in the same month of the previous year.

Cumulative data for the first five months of 2018 as a whole showed an increase of 12.4% over the same period of 2017.

Plans were approved in the first five months of the year. the city of Buenos Aires for 1,650 new jobs, with an average of 2,000 square meters.

The official figures, both in the federal capital and in the province of Buenos Aires, show that the month of May has changed little compared to April, but both cases, the percentage of transactions for purchase and sale closed sale. 19659005] The sharp devaluation of the peso also affects the real estate market, mainly transactions with mortgages.