
ОКNА МЕDIА portal together with independent marketing center О.К.N.А. Marketing summed up the results of monthly survey of fine windows and surrounds market for January 2011. According to the results of this survey, the prices of windows have been slightly increased in Moscow and in the regions of the Russian Federation.
So, in the regions of Russia the average price of plastic windows was raised by 0,6% amounting to 4 636 RUR per sq. m, while the price of «turnkey» PVC windows (with installation) was raised by 0,4% amounting to 7 193 RUR per sq. m.
In Moscow and Moscow region the cost of plastic windows also grew by 1,2%, up to 5 159 RUR per sq. m, while the cost of «turnkey» PVC windows (with installation) grew by 0,8% up to 8 123 RUR per sq. m.
This insignificant growth of prices in January 2011 was due to increase in cost of surrounds for plastic windows, which in turn was conditioned by increase in cost of raw materials and energy resources.
Notwithstanding that the sales of plastic windows were reduces, being nearly equivalent to the volumes of past January, because of low season, however, it didn’t affected the retail prices of plastic windows, which remained almost at the same level and even slightly decreased.
In February 2011 the prices of plastic windows is likely to be as «seasonably» steady, without any anomalous variations, which could be conditioned by the «frozen» demand.