Repair specialist Sergey Ermolaev in an interview with the evening Moscow newspaper allowedthat prices may increase by 5-10% in some building materials categories this year. But the expert does not expect a significant increase in the cost of building materials.
According to the newspaper, the demand for construction materials in Russia increased by 2.4 percent in January this year. At the same time, according to Ermolaev, there is no problem in the production and supply of building materials. Ermolaev explained that this is facilitated by the supply of goods for repairs to Russia from abroad, and Russian companies are also increasing the production of these products.
Ermolaev advised not to delay the repair if necessary. He explained that prices of building materials, products and appliances, as well as prices, tend to increase. He expects the cost of construction materials to increase by 5-10% this year.
According to the expert, the cost of construction materials increased by 30-50% on average last year.
As before knowledgeable According to the statistics of the Ministry of Economic Development, “socialbites.ca”, annual inflation in Russia fell from 11.57 percent to 11.49 percent. In the week between January 17 and January 23 this year, inflation fell to 0.14%, from 0.15% a week ago, the ministry said. According to the ministry, the decline in inflation was mainly driven by rising prices in the non-food segment, with the decline in the costs of electrical and household appliances.
Source: Gazeta
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