Russia: Prices for building materials rise in 2013

In Russia, the National Association for Pricing and Value Engineering reports the average wholesale prices for ready-mix concretes and mortars to have grown 2.9% in 2013. Prices for sand grew 7.5%, while prices for crushed rock grew 7.2%. Cement prices grew 1.5%. Walling material prices grew 10.1%. Prices for ferrous rolled building materials reduced 2.5%.