TREND IN BUILDING MATERIALS INFLATION OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN KADUNA

TREND IN BUILDING MATERIALS INFLATION OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN KADUNA ABSTRACT This research aim to investigate the trend of building materials inflation on construction project in Kaduna, by identifying the causes of inflation, inflation of building materials on construction project in Kaduna. To determine way of handling the trend in building materials. Inflation on construction project in Kaduna. A market survey was carried out on some selected building materials around Kaduna metropolis. The analysis of the data collected using linear trend analysis shows that the construction industry inflation is not equal to the economy wide inflation. The study recommended that the database for the construction sector in Nigeria should be properly developed as this will facilitate the development of future cost of project and in cost planning. And also professionals of the build environment should be involved in policy making as government policy can also increase in price level of...