Building material sales are on the rise. Their prices have made a slight increase over those last year.
Building material sales are on the rise. Their prices have made a slight increase over those last year.
Sharp increase in prices of steel and bricks
Huynh Vu Duy Bao, director of Minh Khang Building Material Co., Ltd. (in Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa) shared that purchase of building materials has been high these days. Each day, her company sells out about 10 tons of cement, 20m3 of sand, 30,000 bricks, etc, making its turnover rise by 1.5 times year-on-year. Other sellers in Nha Trang also said that demand for construction this year is higher than that in the same period last year. Kinds of building materials have increased in price. Cement is from VND1.3 – 1.7 million/ton; sand: VND150,000 – 250,000/m3; steel: VND13,000/kg; brick: VND950/brick.
The increase in price of steel and bricks has influenced cost price of construction works.
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| Many new models of tiles launched in the market |
Lots of new models
This year, producers have launched many models of tiles, for example 3D, Nano, etc. Le Nguyen Hang, a seller of Tien Dat Store in Le Hong Phong Street, Nha Trang shared that more and more people like kinds of domestic tiles such as Hoang Gia, Dong Tam, Taicera and Prime. Their prices are VND150,000 – VND350,000/m2. Favorite colors this year are light ones like white, grey, etc.
Industrial wooden floor produced in Germany, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam also sell well this year. 8mm thick type costs from VND250,000 – VND285,000/sq.m. Over 10mm thick one costs from VND365,000 – VND450,000/sq.m. According to Vo Van Minh, the owner of Minh Khoi Co., Ltd., there are wood models with many colors and suitable with hot and humid climate in Vietnam. In the peak time, high transport cost may put up the wood price by VND10,000 – VND15,000/sq.m.
Other products like wall paper and painting also have a lot of new designs to serve demand of consumer.
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