Construction costs climb 1.3% in July

Construction-related costs climbed 1.3 percent in July, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

The figure reported in July were a consequence of an increase in the general expenditures sector, materials, electricity and in workers, the government’s index stated.

It has grown 27.8 percent compared to the same month in 2011, and 18.9 percent against last year's December.