In December, prices of construction materials remained stable

The prices in the building materials market in December remained unchanged. Passivity in the building materials market is conditioned with low purchasing power of citizens. The share of manufactured goods in the local market was, like last month's 53.5%, and imports - 46.5%. In general, in 2012, the building materials market was observed following dynamics: prices fell 0.3% in January, 1.4% in March, 1.8% in May, 0.3% in July, and 2.3% in November. Increase in prices was observed in June - 0.5% and in September - 1.6%. During the other months, prices remained stable.

Last year the general prices of construction materials rose by 1.2%. The highest increase in prices was observed in valves - 1.8%, cubes - 2.8%, roofing - 1.7%, glass - 1.2%, boards - 8.7%, wood panels - 4.4%, emulsion and paint - 4.3%, gypsum boards - 1%, and plastic tubes - 2.4%, while construction sand fell by 5.3%.

Experts explain the passivity and lower prices for the building materials market in December with the New Year. Due to these factors, there was increase in the number of local and imported materials. In the coming days it is expected that prices will remain stable, while the market activity will most probably decrease slightly.