Algerian construction material imports have receded by 27.4% in value to US$1.9 billion (€1.77 billion) and by 4.8% in volume to 8.39 million tonnes in the first three-quarters of 2015 compared to the same 2014 period, thus suggesting that the decrease is more due to a fall in prices rather than a genuine drop in imports.
Cement imports have fallen by 21.41% in value to $352.32 million, while they have only dipped by 2.11% in volume to 4.8 million tonnes.
Similarly, iron and steel imports have shrunk by 28.64% to US$1.04 billion, but volumes imported only decreased by 6.07% to 2.14 million tonnes.
Wood imports follow the same pattern, tumbling by 26.64% in value to US$477.03 million, but only by 10.7% in volume, to 1.04 million tonnes, while ceramic imports dropped 46.64% in value to US$36.37 million, to 38.492 million tonnes compared to 44.251million tonnes in the same 2014 period.
