The cost of imported building materials to Algeria dropped 29.87 per cent in the first seven months of 2015, from $2.12 billion in the same period of the previous year to $1.49 billion. The quantity of imports, which include cement, wood, ceramic products, iron and steel, fell 6.79 per cent to 6.19 mn t. The value of cement imports fell 13.03 per cent to $352.93 million.