TIRANA, Oct.25/ATA/ The large volume of construction projects as part of the reconstruction process after the strong earthquake that hit Albania on November 26, 2019, but also a series of investments in infrastructure, have had a major impact on the growth of import of construction materials.
According to the official data published by the Albanian Institute of Statistics-INSTAT, in the 9-month period of this year imports of construction materials and metals increased by 4.7%.
While, imports of construction materials and metals in January-September of 2021 are estimated at ALL 77.4 billion, up from ALL 57.2 billion in the same period of 2020.
INSTAT reported that, in the 9-month period of 2021, imports of construction materials and metals from Italy reached about ALL 17.6 billion, while imports from Turkey accounted for about ALL 15.1 billion. //a.i/
