Dar es Salaam. Despite significant growth in the construction materials industry, consumers are yet to feel the impact as prices remain high, leading to increased rental costs across the country. Over ...

The ENR 20-city average yearly price for steel rose 11.2% by the end of 2024, while the overall Materials Cost Index experienced an increase of 3%. Both skilled and common labor saw a modest gain.

The ripple effects of new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration go well beyond an increase in direct material costs. The mere threat of increasing trade taxes is quietly transforming the entire ...

KUALA LUMPUR: "The Building Materials Cost Index (BCI) (without steel bars and with steel bars) has showed an increase of the entire building category, with an increase between 0.3 and 3.1 per ...