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Road construction costs up
Road construction costs increased by 2.5 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2013.
4th quarter 2013 | Change in per cent | ||
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3rd quarter 2013 - 4th quarter 2013 | 4th quarter 2012 - 4th quarter 2013 | ||
Road construction, total | 149.5 | -0.9 | 2.5 |
Open air roads | 149.8 | -1.3 | 2.6 |
Concrete bridges | 153.4 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
Rock tunnels | 144.2 | -0.3 | 3.4 |
Maintenance of roads, total | 151.4 | -0.5 | 3.1 |
Asphalt work | 169.7 | -1.0 | 2.8 |
Maintenance in wintertime | 143.0 | -0.1 | 3.0 |

Labour costs increased by 4.3 per cent, while material costs rose by 1.7 per cent and machinery costs remained unchanged in the same period.
From the third to the fourth quarter 2013, the road construction costs decreased by 0.9 per cent.
Road maintenance costs increased by 3.1 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2013.
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Contact
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Martin Handeland Skjæveland
E-mail: martin.skjaeveland@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 14 17
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Hanne Beate Høiby
E-mail: hanne.hoiby@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 14 28