Algeria’s construction material imports fall

Algerian construction material imports have fallen by 29.08% in value to US$252.76 million (€226.38 million) in January-February 2016 compared to the same 2015 period, while they receded by 7.48% in volume to 1.31 million tonnes. Iron and steel imports have sunk by 50.24% in value to US$93 million and by 32.94% in volume to 244,438tonnes. Meanwhile cement imports tumbled by 25.86% in value to $48.94 million and by 3.69% in volume to 815,888tonnes. The import bill for these products decreased becaus
March 31, 2016 Read time: 1 min

Algerian construction material imports have fallen by 29.08% in value to US$252.76 million (€226.38 million) in January-February 2016 compared to the same 2015 period, while they receded by 7.48% in volume to 1.31 million tonnes.

Iron and steel imports have sunk by 50.24% in value to US$93 million and by 32.94% in volume to 244,438tonnes.

Meanwhile cement imports tumbled by 25.86% in value to $48.94 million and by 3.69% in volume to 815,888tonnes.

The import bill for these products decreased because their global rates receded in 2015.

Wood imports cost US$103.12 million, up 5.15%, while volumes increased by 20.85% to 244,063tonnes.

Meanwhile, ceramic product imports soared by 42.12% in value to US$7.67 million and surged by 57.6% in volume to 8,445tonnes.

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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

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