Overview
- Grupo Construya's Índice Construya recorded a 0.81% monthly seasonally adjusted drop in July and a 6.5% year‑on‑year fall in volumes sold to the private sector.
- The association's members shipped 0.6% less product in January–July 2026 than in the same period of 2025, showing the sector remains slightly below last year's pace.
- Cement dispatches fell to 817,528 tonnes in July, an 8.2% year‑on‑year decline that marked a fourth consecutive monthly drop and included large falls in exports and imports.
- Grupo Construya describes July's weakness as driven by transitory factors and says it expects a modest rebound only if macroeconomic stability improves and credit costs fall sharply.
- The index covers a wide basket of private‑sector materials made by Construya members and is not directly comparable with INDEC's ISAC, so markets should watch the forthcoming official ISAC release for a broader check on trends.