At the end of last year, the civil construction industry recorded a drop in formal jobs reaching a negative balance of -18,679. When we compare the data from 2021, 269,735 jobs were created, an increase of 11.69%.

In addition, the billing of manufacturers of construction materials was also affected. This entire industry ended the year with a 7% drop in revenue.

For 2023, a recovery is expected, with an increase of 2%, according to Rodrigo Navarro, president of ABRAMAT (Brazilian Association of the Industry of Construction Materials).

Also, according to the executive for the newspaper Valor Econômico, one of the main factors that made the construction materials sector end the year with these numbers was the high-interest rate, in addition to inflation that affected the purchasing power of the consumer.