Concrete prices in Saudi Arabia declined during September on a monthly basis, while cement prices varied, coinciding with a rise in the prices of a number of building materials, according to the bulletin of average prices of goods and services issued by the General Authority for Statistics .
Concrete prices decline
The bulletin data showed that the price of “350k resistant” concrete decreased by 0.8% during September, reaching 221.9 riyals per cubic meter, and the price of “250k resistant” concrete also decreased by 0.5% to 201.7 riyals per cubic meter.
The price of “ordinary 350 kg” concrete decreased by 0.7%, recording 212.5 riyals per cubic meter, while the price of “ordinary 250 kg” concrete decreased by 0.6% to 193.3 riyals per cubic meter.
Prices of cement and building materials vary
Regarding cement prices , the price of black cement decreased by 0.1% on a monthly basis, to reach 15.5 riyals per 50 kg bag, while the price of white cement increased by 0.3% to 37.8 riyals.
Prices of some other building materials also increased during September, as the price of "crushed local marble" tiles rose by 0.2% to 23.2 riyals per square meter, and the price of national gypsum rose by 0.3% to 15.8 riyals per 40 kg bag.
The price of fine white sand also increased by 0.2%, reaching 77.6 riyals, while the price of the mixed “sand and gravel” increased by 0.3% to 53.2 riyals, and red sand recorded an increase of 0.7% to reach 38.8 riyals per cubic meter.
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