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Despite Monthly Contraction, Sector Maintains Growth Forecast for 2025
The revenue of the construction materials industry in Brazil grew by 1.6% in February 2025, compared to the performance of the same month in the previous year. However, there was a 2.2% decrease in the sector’s revenue compared to January 2025. The Brazilian Association of Construction Materials Industry (Abramat) maintained its forecast of 2.8% growth for the sector’s revenue in the accumulated of 2025.
The data, released this Tuesday (18th), comes from the Abramat Índice survey, prepared by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) based on data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Analysis by the President of Abramat
“The February data shows a natural fluctuation in the sector’s revenue, with a slight return of the growth recorded in January. However, when we analyze the annual comparison, we observe that the construction materials industry continues on a positive trajectory, with a growth of 1.6% compared to February 2024,” highlighted the president of Abramat, Rodrigo Navarro.
Performance of Segments
In the second month of 2025, the revenue of basic construction materials showed a retraction of 0.8% compared to January and an increase of 1.4% when compared to February last year. On the other hand, finishing materials recorded a decrease of 3.6% in revenue compared to January and an expansion of 1.8% compared to February 2024.
Resumo em Português:
O faturamento da indústria de materiais de construção no Brasil cresceu 1,6% em fevereiro de 2025 em comparação com fevereiro de 2024, apesar de uma retração de 2,2% em relação a janeiro de 2025. A Abramat manteve a previsão de crescimento de 2,8% para o setor em 2025. Materiais básicos tiveram queda de 0,8% em relação a janeiro e alta de 1,4% na comparação anual. Materiais de acabamento recuaram 3,6% em relação a janeiro e avançaram 1,8% frente a fevereiro de 2024.
Resumen en Español:
La facturación de la industria de materiales de construcción en Brasil creció un 1,6% en febrero de 2025 en comparación con febrero de 2024, a pesar de una retracción del 2,2% respecto a enero de 2025. Abramat mantuvo la previsión de crecimiento del 2,8% para el sector en 2025. Los materiales básicos tuvieron una caída del 0,8% respecto a enero y un aumento del 1,4% en la comparación anual. Los materiales de acabado retrocedieron un 3,6% respecto a enero y avanzaron un 1,8% frente a febrero de 2024.
