Uganda’s construction sector inflation slowed down to 0.2 per cent in December 2025, compared to 0.3 per cent in November 2025, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).
The decline was mainly attributed to specialized construction activities, which registered an inflation rate of 0.2 per cent in December, down from 0.5 per cent in November.
Speaking on the trends, Ms Irene Musitwa, Senior Statistician at UBOS, noted that the decrease was driven by demolition and site preparation, which saw inflation drop to 0.8 per cent in December from 1.7 percent in November.
“The main driver for specialized construction activities inflation was demolition and site preparation whose inflation was registered at 0.8 percent in December compared to 1.7 per cent in November same year,” UBOS reported.
Ms Musitwa added that electrical plumbing and other construction installation activities inflation remained steady at minus 0.1 per cent in December. Building completion and finishing inflation also remained unchanged at 0.1 per cent in December.
The construction sector inflation of civil engineering works was registered at 0.4 percent for the year ended December 2025, the same rate for the year ended November 2025.
“The construction sector inflation of civil engineering works was registered at 0.4 percent for the year ended December 2025, the same rate for the year ended November 2025,” Ms. Musitwa said.
This was mainly driven by construction of roads and railways, which registered an inflation rate of 0.6 percent in December, same as in November. According to Ms Musitwa, construction sector inflation for utility projects was at minus 0.5 percent in December, same as in November.
Ms. Musitwa also noted that construction sector inflation of construction of buildings was registered at 0.2 percent in December, same as in November.
Construction of non-residential buildings registered an inflation rate of 0.3 per cent in December, same as in November, while construction of residential buildings registered an inflation rate of 0.2 per cent in December, up from 0.1 per cent in November.
Overall, the construction input price index indicates a slowdown in inflation, reflecting changes in the cost of construction materials and services.