The Developers Trust Index, a survey amongst 300 construction companies in Mexico, showed that by 2017's second trimester, inflation had a strong impact for the industry, prices rised 96% for materials, 67% for tools, 64% for work force and 56% for machinary rent.

According to Bimsa Reports, 50% of the companies in Mexico have absorbed partially this increases in their production costs, transfering only a part to ther sell prices. 30% have transfered them in a major way and 20% of companies have withhold any increase on their sell prices, by absorbing the entire iflation effect.

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