Investigating the impact of inflation on building materials prices in construction industry

• Main Authors: Musarat, M.A., Alaloul, W.S., Liew, M.S., Maqsoom, A., Qureshi, A.H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2020
• Online Access: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/23135/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85088050961&doi=10.1016%2fj.jobe.2020.101485&partnerID=40&md5=9bb28133479e3a814c5c9556e6148119

In spite of the advancement in the management of the construction industry, construction projects still facing the issue of cost overrun. Many factors influence the cost overrun but one of the most critical is the inflation rate, which plays a vital role in deviating prices of construction materials...