Nicosia, Cyprus. The cost of construction and building materials in Cyprus rose slightly in December 2025, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The Price Index of Construction Materials reached 118.74 units, with 2021 as the base year of 100.
December 2025 index and monthly and annual changes
The index increased by 0.10 per cent compared with the previous month. Compared with the same month of the previous year, it rose by 1.54 per cent.
Changes by main commodity category
Increases were recorded in minerals at 3.38 per cent, mineral products at 2.62 per cent, electromechanical products at 2.23 per cent, and products of wood, insulation materials, chemicals and plastics at 1.33 per cent. Metallic products declined by 0.54 per cent.
Full-year 2025 compared with 2024
For January to December 2025, the index increased by 1.30 per cent compared with the corresponding period of 2024.
Materials driving increases and decreases in 2025
Cystat said the increase in 2025 over the previous year was mainly due to higher prices for crushed sand at 9.27 per cent, marble at 7.98 per cent, crushed gravel at 7.28 per cent, iron rails at 6.60 per cent, wires and cables at 6.19 per cent, thermal insulation at 5.25 per cent, and ready-mix concrete at 4.14 per cent.
The largest declines compared with 2024 were in steel pipes at 7.61 per cent, air conditioners at 6.27 per cent, lamps at 4.90 per cent, structural grid at 4.10 per cent, building iron at 3.67 per cent, concrete and mortar additives at 3.29 per cent, and structural steel at 2.89 per cent.
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