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Minor changes in road construction costs
The construction costs for main roads and provincial roads rose by 0.1 per cent from the 1st quarter to the 2nd quarter this year. The machinery costs decreased by 0.7 per cent.
In the same period the material costs and the labour costs rose by 0.7 and 0.5 per cent respectively.
From the 2nd quarter 2002 to the 2nd quarter 2003 the construction costs for main roads and provincial roads increased by 3.0 per cent. The labour costs, the machinery costs and the material costs rose by 5.5, 4.0 and 1.3 per cent respectively.
Maintenance of roads
The construction costs for maintenance of main roads and provincial roads remained unchanged from the 1st quarter to the 2nd quarter 2003.
Construction cost index for civil engineering works. 1st Quarter 1985=100 |
2nd Quarter 2003 | Change in per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st Quarter 2003-2nd Quarter 2003 | 2nd Quarter 2002-2nd Quarter 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Main road and provincial road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 198.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials | 183.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery | 204.6 | -0.7 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour cost | 214.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance of road and provincial road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 198.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials | 182.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery | 204.6 | -0.7 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour cost | 214.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Water power plant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 192.4 | -0.4 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials | 180.1 | -1.0 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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