# Building materials and Transport and logistics

Building materials buys from Transport and logistics; building materials depends on transport and logistics.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/building-materials-and-transport-and-logistics/

[Building materials](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/building_materials/) (industry) and [Transport and logistics](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/transport_logistics/) (industry): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Buys from

*Physical flow · ₹14.2 per ₹100 · Building materials buys from Transport and logistics*

Building materials buys goods or services from Transport and logistics; counted through every round of supply, ₹14.2 of each ₹100 of its output goes to them (OECD input-output tables, India 2022).

- **₹14.2** of every ₹100 of Building materials output, all rounds
- **₹6.7** bought directly

### 2. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Transport and logistics → Building materials*

2 of the enterprise types in Building materials depend on transport and logistics.

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Integrated cement producers and grinding units: rail and truck freight is a large share of delivered cost (criticality 3 of 5)
- Dealers and building-material retailers: last-mile delivery (criticality 1 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.