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Lower machinery costs
The machinery costs in the Construction cost index for roads, decreased by 0.8 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2000 to the fourth quarter of 2001, caused by lower oil prices.
The construction costs for main roads and provincial roads rose by 0.8 per cent from the third to the fourth quarter last year and are only 1.7 per cent higher than in the fourth quarter a year before. The causes of this moderate year-to-year growth rate are lower machinery costs, and a moderate increase of 2.3 per cent in the material costs. The costs for ditches, basins and pipes increased the most on an annual basis, by 3.1 per cent.
Maintenance of roads
The construction costs for maintenance of main road and provincial road increased by 0.7 per cent from the 3r d to the 4t h quarter last year, and increased by 1.2 per over the fourth quarter period 2000.
Construction cost index for civil engineering works. 1st Quarter 1985=100 |
4th Quarter 2001 | Per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3rd Quarter 2001-4th Quarter 2001 | 4thQuarter 2000-4th Quarter 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Main road and provincial road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 189,8 | 0,8 | 1,7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials | 177,9 | 0,6 | 2,3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery | 195,4 | 0,4 | -0,8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wages and salaries | 201,1 | 2,3 | 5,3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance of road and provincial road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 189,1 | 0,7 | 1,2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials | 176,4 | 0,3 | 2,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery | 195,4 | 0,4 | -0,8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wages and salaries | 201,1 | 2,3 | 5,3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Water power plant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 186,2 | 0,9 | 2,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials | 178,6 | -0,1 | 0,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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