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Construction cost index for residential buildings
The index measures the monthly cost development of residential building construction works. The cost indices are not affected by changes in productivity or changes in profit margins. It is primarily used for contract escalation in construction contracts.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Construction cost index for residential buildings. 2015=100Download table as ...Construction cost index for residential buildings. 2015=100
February 2025 Change from last month, per cent Change from last year, per cent Index Residential buildings1 0.1 4.0 149.6 Residential buildings, labour cost2 -0.5 3.6 130.2 Residential buildings, materials 0.1 4.4 177.6 Detached houses of wood -0.3 4.0 153.3 Detached houses of wood, materials 0.1 4.9 182.6 Detached houses of wood, other building work -0.4 4.2 157.7 Detached houses of wood, other building work, materials 0.2 5.0 185.7 Multi-dwelling houses 0.8 4.0 144.3 Multi-dwelling houses, materialsr 0.2 3.6 169.5 1Construction cost index for residential buildings is weighted by index for detached houses of wood and index for multi-dwelling houses. 2Wage statistics for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter are includeded in the construction cost of May, August, November and February respectively. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 23 March 2023.
Definition of the main terms
The CCI measures the changes in the prices of input factors to the construction process of residential buildings. CCI ignores gains in productivity and changes in profit margins
Labour cost = direct labour costs an indirect labour costs per hour. Direct labour costs include wages and salaries, remuneration and other cash payments. Indirect labour costs include salaries in kind, costs for health and safety, social contributions, training costs and taxes on labour
A Laspeyres price index is a price index where the weights remain fixed. A chained Laspeyres price index is an index linked by Laspeyres indices with different sets of weights.
Definition of the main variables
Price: Actual sales prices to the construction industry. Price on the 15 th of each month exclusive VAT.
