Sunday, 25 May 2025
According to Statistics Poland’s latest report on construction and assembly work prices, March 2025 saw a general increase in costs across the Polish construction sector. The findings, based on data collected from construction entities, show that prices for nearly all observed types of works and construction categories rose compared to the previous month.
The total price index for construction and assembly production increased by 0.5% in March. All subcategories of activity recorded growth:
• Building construction: +0.5%
• Civil engineering structures: +0.4%
• Specialist construction works: +0.4%
Price indices for selected construction and assembly works also showed upward movement:
• Timber roof structures: +0.8%
• Sanitary installations: +0.7%
• Insulation and painting: +0.6%
• Masonry and external cladding: +0.5%
Construction costs for various building types experienced similar growth. For instance:
• Detached single-family houses without basements: +0.5%
• Multi-family residential buildings (4 and 5-storey): +0.5%
• Multi-level garages: +0.4%
• Production halls: +0.4%
Road construction projects also saw moderate price increases:
• Expressways (Class “S”): +0.5%
• District urban roads (Class “G”): +0.5%
• Motorways and local streets: +0.4%
In bridge construction, prices rose slightly compared to February 2025:
• Road viaducts with monolithic reinforced concrete: +0.5%
• Flat slab bridges and T-beam viaducts: +0.4%
The report also confirms that all observed building types experienced price growth. This includes residential, commercial, industrial, and public-use facilities. These price indices serve multiple functions beyond tracking inflation. They are used for adjusting investment costs, valuing contractual work between investors and contractors, recalculating cost estimates, and verifying bids in public tenders.
Overall, the March 2025 report underscores a consistent trend of moderate construction cost inflation, affecting both material and labour-intensive works, with implications for developers, investors, and policymakers alike.
