Building is still more expensive despite slower materials price growth

Published on 28 October 2026

In September 2026 building materials were 5.17% more expensive than a year earlier, against 13.63% in the same month of 2025. Prices are rising more slowly, but they have not fallen.

Story from Expansão, 26 October 2026.

Based on INE data for September 2026, the story says building materials were 5.17% more expensive year on year, down from 13.63% in the same month of 2025. The monthly change was 0.24%. Year-on-year rises singled out include bricks (9.78%), ready-mixed concrete (9.61%) and aluminium (7.98%). A slowdown means prices are rising more slowly, not that they have fallen.

Opinion: In my opinion, the main consequence is the need to budget with a contingency margin and to update prices before signing contracts. A developer should compare suppliers, set technical specifications and track the cost phase by phase. I would not assume that slowing inflation will by itself make a project more profitable: labour, transport, financing, delays and final demand also count.

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