{"id":110471,"date":"2026-09-26T11:35:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T08:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/?p=110471"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T08:35:38","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%8a%d9%82%d9%88%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/110471\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron and electrical cables led the surge in building material prices last month."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Revealed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/69209\/\">Building Materials Prices<\/a><\/strong> In Saudi Arabia during August 2026, there was a clear divergence in cost trends: while some basic materials continued to fluctuate within a limited range, key components in the construction sector faced strong price pressures, led by cables and<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/108986\/\">Electrical wiring<\/a><\/strong> Reinforcing steel, in contrast to the decline in prices for concrete and concrete blocks.<br>Data shows that<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stats.gov.sa\/\"> General Authority for Statistics<\/a><\/strong> Price trends for construction materials vary from one material to another, which means that the impact of price changes on project costs depends on the composition of each project, the quality of the materials used, and the stages of implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cables Lead the Way in Construction Material Price Increases<\/strong><br>Electrical wires and cables saw the sharpest year-over-year increases in August, with price increases exceeding 20% across all categories included in the data. The 50-mm national electrical cable recorded the highest annual increase, with the price per meter rising by 27.12% to 110.70 riyals, followed by the 35-millimeter cable, which rose 25.65% to 79.11 riyals per meter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The price of 25-mm cable also rose by 24.98% to 60.08 riyals, and the price of 70-mm cable rose by 24.59% to 160.04 riyals, while the price of 95-mm cable increased by 23.7% to 213.76 riyals. The increases included the 10-mm cable, which rose by 23.92% to 27.09 riyals per meter; the 120-mm cable, which rose by 20.91% to 259.90 riyals; and the 300-millimeter cable, which rose by 20.98% to 648.83 riyals. Prices for electrical wires also rose; the price of 2.5-mm wire increased by 23.33% to 1.48 riyals per meter, and 4-mm wire by 23.86% to 2.18 riyals, while the price of 6-millimeter wire rose by 22.34% to 3.34 riyals. The increase was not limited to year-over-year comparisons; prices for all wires and cables rose on a month-over-month basis by percentages ranging from 0.25% to 0.93%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reinforcing steel adds to construction costs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And at the market <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/80855\/\">Rebar<\/a><\/strong>Most sizes recorded annual increases exceeding 17%, with the price of a metric ton of 12-mm domestic rebar rising by 21.57% to 3,129.78 riyals, while the 16-mm size rose by 21.52% to 3,127.02 riyals, and the 14-mm size rose by 21.40% to 3,127.74 riyals. The price of 18-mm rebar also increased by 21.04% to 3,124.92 riyals per metric ton, and 10-mm rebar rose by 17.36% to 3,183.93 riyals, while the price of 8-millimeter rebar rose by 16.8% to 3,119.22 riyals. The 6-mm rebar recorded the lowest annual increase among the listed sizes, at 4.33%, reaching 4,065.87 riyals per metric ton. Despite the significant year-over-year increases, rebar prices moved in the opposite direction on a month-over-month basis in August, with all sizes declining by between 0.99% and 1.97%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Concrete and blocks are moving in the opposite direction of rebar<\/strong><br>In contrast, prices for ready-mix concrete and concrete blocks trended downward in August on a year-over-year basis.<br>Prices for all types of concrete listed in the data declined, with 250 k concrete fell the most, by 2.25%, to 202.67 riyals per cubic meter, while the price of standard 250 k. concrete fell by 2% to 194.53 riyals.<br>The price of 350 k concrete also fell by 1.74% to 223.67 riyals per cubic meter, while the price of standard 350 k concrete dropped by 1.4% to 214.10 riyals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a monthly basis, the declines in concrete prices ranged from 0.52% to 0.61%.<br>The downward trend extended to black blocks, where the price of 1,000 pieces of the 15-centimeter size fell by 1.88% year-over-year to 1,674.77 riyals, while the 20-centimeter size fell by 1.24% to 1,732.66 riyals. The prices of both sizes also fell on a monthly basis by approximately 0.2% each, with the 15-centimeter size recording a decline of 0.19% and the 20-centimeter size a decline of 0.18%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cement and Sand... Relative Stability<\/strong><br>Aside from materials that experienced sharp increases or significant declines, a range of raw materials used in construction remained within narrow price ranges. The price of a 50-kilogram bag of National Black Cement rose by 0.58% year-over-year to 15.55 riyals, while the price of sand and gravel mix increased by 1.4% to 53.05 riyals per cubic meter.<br>In contrast, the price of domestic white cement fell by 1.31% to 37.67 riyals per bag, and the price of municipal marble chips fell by 2.53% to 23.11 riyals per square meter, marking the largest annual decline among the listed raw materials.<br>National Gypsum recorded a modest increase of 0.19% to 15.80 riyals per 40-kilogram bag, while the price of fine white sand increased by 0.14% to 77.45 riyals per cubic meter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for red sand, its price fell by 0.87% to 38.56 riyals per cubic meter.<br>On a monthly basis, these materials traded within a narrow range, with black cement rising 0.13%, marble-look tiles rising 0.22%, gypsum by 0.25%, and sand-gravel mix by 0.44%, while white cement fell by 0.16%, fine white sand by 0.17%, and red sand by 0.05%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Timber Prices Show Mixed Trends<\/strong><br>Lumber also posted annual increases, led by Romanian lumber, whose price rose by 10.21% to 1,620.85 riyals per cubic meter. Chilean lumber followed with an increase of 6.08%, while the price of African teak rose by 3.39% to 6,956.13 riyals per cubic meter.<br>Indonesian ablacas wood, meanwhile, recorded the lowest annual increase among the listed wood species, at 1.39%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">Minutes<\/span><\/span>Construction materials prices in Saudi Arabia during August 2026 revealed a clear split in cost trends; while some basic materials continued to move within a limited range, key components in construction work faced strong price pressures, led by cables, electrical wires, and reinforcement steel, while concrete and block prices declined. Data from the General Authority for Statistics shows a difference in the price trajectories of construction materials from \u2026 <a title=\"Iron and electrical cables led the surge in building material prices last month.\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/110471\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about how steel and electrical cables drove the surge in construction material prices last month\">Read 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