According to the latest data from Statistics Poland (GUS), construction and assembly output prices remained broadly stable in August 2025, rising by just +0.1% m/m. However, the dynamics continue to vary significantly across project types and categories of work. The moderate pace of change indicates that, following the strong cost inflation of 2021–2023, the market is now entering a phase of relative cost equilibrium — although price pressure remains evident in labour-intensive and highly specialised segments.
The weakest price dynamics were recorded in residential building construction and specialised construction works (both 0.0% m/m). Slight increases were observed in civil engineering and infrastructure projects (+0.1% m/m), confirming that infrastructure investments remain the most cost-active segment, in line with the execution cycle of large public and EU-funded contracts.
Fastest growth continues in installations and finishing works
Among specific categories of construction works, the strongest price increases were recorded in:
- scaffolding assembly (+2.0% m/m)
- lighting installation (+0.7%)
- sewage and sanitary installations (+0.4%)
These are areas with a high share of specialist labour and a shortage of qualified workforce — confirming that labour cost inflation is still one of the key drivers of pricing pressure in the construction sector.
Conversely, prices fell for gypsum prefabricated works and steel-frame industrial buildings and halls, potentially indicating a temporary slowdown in industrial investment and slight oversupply in that contractor segment.
Road and bridge construction: strongest upward pressure
The most pronounced price increases were seen in road and bridge infrastructure:
- urban main roads, class “G”: +0.4% m/m
- motorways, class “A”: +0.3%
- prestressed concrete bridges and flyovers: up to +0.3%
This confirms that transport infrastructure costs are rising faster than traditional building construction — driven both by project complexity and by a surge in public procurement ahead of the 2021–2027 EU funding window.
For investors: cost environment is stable — but increasingly segmented
For both public and private investors, the current environment provides relatively predictable cost conditions — but requires increasingly granular cost analysis by segment.
- Residential & commercial buildings → stabilisation
- Technical and specialist installations → renewed cost pressure
- Infrastructure projects → continued cost acceleration
August 2025 confirms that the era of violent construction cost inflation is over, but does not signal a return to “cheap building.” The market is entering a phase of cost divergence — with price growth concentrated where technical requirements are highest and contractor availability is most constrained.
