Israel Reports Rising Construction and Transport Input Prices for August 2026
Israel's construction and transport sectors saw rising input prices in August 2026, with significant jumps in bus and paving costs.
Jerusalem, 16 September, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reported increases across several input price indices in August 2026. Residential construction input prices rose 0.4%, while commercial and office construction costs increased 0.2%. Paving and bridging inputs rose 0.9%, and agricultural inputs increased 0.7%.
transportation-related input prices saw sharper increases, with the bus input price index rising 4.1% across the sector, including a 4.0% rise for fixed-route buses and 3.5% for minibuses.
The data offers insight into cost pressures facing Israel’s construction and public transportation sectors, which could influence pricing and budget planning going forward.