June 2024. Production of construction materials decreased by 3.0 percent

According to Rosstat's operational data, in June 2024, the production of other non-metallic mineral products (construction materials excluding products of the metallurgical, woodworking and mining industries) in monetary terms in comparable prices decreased by 3.0 percent compared to the same month last year:

• Jan. 2024 - plus 5.5%;

• Feb. 2024 - plus 9.3%;

• Mar. 2024 - plus 3.9%;

• Apr. 2024 - plus 4.3%;

• May 2024 - plus 0.3%;

• Jun. 2024 - minus 3.0%.

For the period January - June 2024, the increase in the production of construction materials amounted to plus 2.6% compared to the corresponding period of 2023.

Analyzing the dynamics of physical indicators, it can be noted that, despite the disastrous June (the vast majority of production facilities reduced output), in January - June 2024, compared to the same period last year, out of 24 analyzed items, positive dynamics were maintained in the production of 17 materials:

• plus 24.3% - silicate wall blocks;

• plus 19.6% - chipboards and similar boards made of wood or other woody materials;

• plus 15.9% - wood fiberboards made of wood or other woody materials;

• plus 10.6% - plastic materials for floor, wall or ceiling coverings in rolls or in the form of tiles;

• plus 10.0% - plywood;

• plus 10.0% - ceramic floor tiles;

• plus 9.0% - elevators;

• plus 8.6% - ceramic facade slabs and carpets thereof;

• plus 6.6% - concrete ready for pouring (ready-mixed concrete);

• plus 5.2% - ceramic glazed tiles for interior wall cladding;

• plus 4.8% - Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement and similar hydraulic cements;

• plus 4.5% - chrysotile cement pipes and couplings;

• plus 3.4% - thermally polished sheet glass and sheet glass with a matte or polished surface, but not processed in any other way;

• plus 3.2% - blocks and other prefabricated building products for buildings and structures made of cement, concrete or artificial stone;

• plus 1.4% - building bricks (including stones) made of cement, concrete or artificial stone;

• plus 1.1% - non-refractory ceramic building bricks;

• plus 0.4% – wallpaper.

A decrease in output of up to 10% occurred in the production of 5 materials:

• minus 0.4% – doors, their frames and thresholds made of wood;

• minus 1.6% – granules, crumbs and powder; pebbles, gravel;

• minus 1.9% – nets, canvases, mats, mattresses, slabs and other products made of fiberglass, except for fiberglass;

• minus 2.4% – natural sands;

• minus 3.0% – pipes, hollow profiles and their steel fittings.

A decrease in output of 10% to 20% was recorded in the production of 2 materials:

• minus 13.9% – windows and their frames made of wood;

• minus 17.2% – sheet glass, cast, rolled, drawn or blown, but not processed in any other way.

Source: PRO Construction Materials Market