Wages of construction workers and prices of construction materials for the second quarter of 2025
MACAU, August 1 - Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that, after discounting the effect of inflation, the real wage index of construction workers decreased by 1.9% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2025. Meanwhile, the price index of construction materials for residential buildings went down by 0.5%.
Analysed by main occupation, the real wage indices of bricklayers & plasterers, air-conditioning mechanics and scaffolders fell by 8.1%, 6.8% and 5.6% respectively quarter-on-quarter, while the indices of concreters, concrete formwork carpenters and elevator/escalator installers grew by 7.9%, 5.5% and 5.0% respectively.
As regards construction materials, the price indices of electric wires, equipment and sand decreased by 1.4%, 1.2% and 1.0% respectively quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter, while the price indices of glass and cement climbed by 1.7% and 0.2% respectively.
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