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by Fraterkes 256 days ago
Why is construction cheaper than it ever will be? Because wages are rising in China?
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> Because wages are rising in China?

As an average, definitely. Whether that is relevant to the area in question I don't know. Materials and fuel costs are rising globally too, China's population-size based buying power shields them from that a little more than some places, far from completely.

Undereducated workforce willing to do hard construction decreasing -> wagse rising. There's still big/experienced construction work force, build while it's cheap, build bigger and more than you have to etc.
Probably their aging demographics?