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Escalation

Annual percentage increase in build costs or sale prices to account for inflation. Cost escalation increases total project costs over time, while price escalation can improve revenue for longer projects.

Why it matters

For projects over 18 months, ignoring escalation can significantly understate costs or overstate returns.

In Profivo

Applied automatically to costs and revenues when escalation rates are set in project settings.

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