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Road construction costs up
Road construction costs increased by 2.3 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2013 to the fourth quarter of 2014. Labour costs rose by 3.2 per cent, while machinery and material costs increased by 2.6 and 1.6 per cent respectively in the same period.
4th quarter 2014 | Change in per cent | ||
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3rd quarter 2014 - 4th quarter 2014 | 4th quarter 2013 - 4th quarter 2014 | ||
Road construction, total | 153.0 | -0.7 | 2.3 |
Open air roads | 153.2 | -1.1 | 2.3 |
Concrete bridges | 157.0 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
Rock tunnels | 147.5 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
Maintenance of roads, total | 154.0 | -1.2 | 1.7 |
Asphalt work | 167.7 | -4.5 | -1.2 |
Maintenance in wintertime | 146.3 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
From the third to the fourth quarter of 2014, the road construction costs decreased by 0.7 per cent.
Road maintenance costs increased by 1.7 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2013 to the fourth quarter of 2014.
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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