
New apartments and flats are expected to be more expensive next year as costs for builders have increased.
According to the data of the Institute of Statistics, in the July-September period, they increased by 4.2%.
However, the figure remains at a slower rate than a year ago, which was 7.2%.
The increase in construction costs is expected to directly affect another wave of apartment price increases.
The main causes of these costs are energy with 6.6% and the increase in salaries of employees in this sector, with 4.8%
Referring to the report, divided by groups, the prices of construction materials, mainly hydrosanitary and ventilation ones, increased by 4.4% each, followed by the group of electrical materials by 2.5%.
We recall that a little earlier in the accompanying report of the Bank of Albania, construction was the most optimistic sector for the economy and they expected a further increase in prices.