This is very bad news for current and future builders: the supply bottlenecks on construction sites are becoming increasingly noticeable.
This is increasingly burdening customers in the construction industry.
According to the findings of the Federal Statistical Office, they were more than 14 percent more expensive in February than in the previous year
Whether shell construction, timber construction, metal construction, roofing, plumbing or concrete work: the price increases are now burdening the entire construction site.
Russia's attack on Ukraine is cited as one reason for the supply bottlenecks.
Deliveries from this region, such as wood, have indeed become scarcer.
But the lack of material and the price increases in construction did not start with the war in Ukraine.
For example, there has been a lack of qualified workers for a long time - also a consequence of the long-standing real estate boom.
The private builders are faring the worst.
Some craftsmen are already offering bonuses to get rid of small construction sites and concentrate on more lucrative jobs.