A further rise in UK construction materials prices as expected as the spikes in energy costs & commodity prices continue to feed through after the Ukraine invasion. Materials prices in April 2022 were 25.2% higher than a year ago according to BEIS...
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... & the 25.2% annual increase in UK construction materials prices in April 2022 compares with 24.5% in March & the recent peak of 23.7% in October 2021 (when there were materials availability issues) & it is worth noting that, firstly,...
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... materials prices in April 2022 were not only 25.2% higher than a year ago but prices are now 38.4% higher than in January 2020, pre-pandemic, which affects contractors on fixed-price contracts signed up to over the last few years, secondly...
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... the full impact of energy cost & commodity price rises on construction materials inflation after the Ukraine invasion will still be coming through over the next 3-6 months due to the use pre-purchasing & forward contracts &, thirdly,...
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... that the UK construction materials inflation varies considerably by product, with the sharpest price rises in the year to April 2022 on steel products such as concrete reinforcing bars (62%) & fabricated structural steel (46%) because...
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... 13% of UK imports of construction steel come from Russia & Ukraine (so supply is directly affected & there is a rise in demand & price from other sources), recent commodity price spikes are leading to iron ore & steel price rises plus...
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... steel construction is energy-intensive (& energy costs account for between 25% & 33% of total costs for energy-intensive product manufacturers) so the recent sharp energy cost rises are also contributing to the sharp price rises. For...
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... softwood timber products, around 6% of UK imports come from Russia & Ukraine so there is a slight supply impact & import price rise as demand rises from other sources although these are not energy-intensive products so the price rises are not...
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... for softwood timber are not as high as for steel & it is worth noting timber prices were falling, albeit from high levels, between October 2021 & February 2022 with prices rising from March 2022 due to the Ukraine invasion supply impact &...
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... & as construction activity ramps up in the Spring in certain sectors such as private housing & renovation combined with merchant stocks of softwood timber simultaneously falling.
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