Published prices, not quotes.
Producer list prices and statistical averages are set on different bases (ex-works, delivered, with or without VAT). Compare within a series, not across them, and check the source before relying on a figure.
Latest published figures
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Data
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What does a price move do to my package?
Enter your package value, how much of it is the material, and the price move. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
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How the sum works
Material cost = package value × share. Change = material cost × price move. Package change (%) = share × price move. It assumes the whole material quantity is still to be bought at the new price and that nothing else in the package moves. Take the material share from your own bill of quantities or cost plan.
Who sells this in the UAE and Saudi Arabia
A short directory of suppliers for each material is planned. Listings will be paid, marked as such, and kept separate from the price data.
No suppliers are listed yet. Ask about a listing.
Where the figures come from
- Producer list prices: monthly announcements by Emirates Steel (UAE) and Hadeed (Saudi Arabia), as reported by the Arab Iron and Steel Union, a free industry body.
- Saudi market averages: the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) average prices bulletin and the Saudi Contractors Authority building materials report, as reported by Amlak, a free Saudi property newspaper.
- No figures are taken from paid price services or paywalled articles.
- Gaps are left as gaps. A month with no published figure is not filled in or estimated.
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