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Higher costs for road construction
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Construction cost index for road construction, Q3 2006

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Higher costs for road construction

The construction costs of roads rose by 1.2 per cent from the second to the third quarter this year. Material costs increased by 0.8 per cent in the same period.

Compared with the last quarter last year, the construction costs of concrete bridges rose most, and are 1.9 per cent higher than last quarter this year. Most of the increase can be explained due to increased steel prices. The costs of rock tunnels and open air roads increased by 1.4 and 0.8 per cent respectively in the same period.

Construction cost index for road constructions and cost index for maintenance of roads. Percentage change from the same quarter one year before

From the third quarter last year to the third quarter this year the construction costs of roads rose by 4.4 per cent, while the material costs increased by 4.9 per cent.

The maintenance costs of roads increased by 1.1 per cent last quarter, and are 4.3 per cent higher than inthe second the third quarter last year. The costs of asphalt work remained unchanged last quarter, while the costs of maintenance in wintertime rose by 1.6 per cent.

Construction cost index for road constructions. 1st Quarter 2004=100
  3rd Quarter 2006 Per cent
       2nd Quarter 2006-
3rd Quarter 2006 		     3rd Quarter 2005-
3rd Quarter 2006
Road constructions, total       111.7 1.2 4.4
Open air road  110.7 0.8 4.0
Concrete bridge  115.6 1.9 5.0
Rock tunnel  110.4 1.4 4.7
Cost index for maintenance of roads. 1st Quarter 2004=100
  3rd Quarter 2006 Per cent
       2nd Quarter 2006-
3rd Quarter 2006 		     3rd Quarter 2005-
3rd Quarter 2006
Maintenance of roads, total  111.7 1.1 4.3
Asphalt work  119.4 0.0 6.0
Maintenance in wintertime  109.9 1.6 3.7

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