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Construction costs up 4.9 per cent
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Construction cost index for residential buildings, October 2000

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Construction costs up 4.9 per cent

The construction cost of residential buildings in Norway increased by 4.9 per cent from October 1999 to October 2000. Material costs rose by 4.3 per cent in the same period. The cost of hiring plumbers and electricians increased the most.

Over the course of the past year the index for plumbing work increased by 8.4 per cent for detached houses and 8.0 per cent for multi-dwelling houses. The index for electrical work increased by 7.2 per cent for detached houses and 6.6 per cent for multi-dwelling houses.

Overall construction costs for residential buildings rose by 0.2 per cent from September to October 2000. Material costs increased by 0.1 per cent in this period.

Construction cost index for residential buildings. January 2000=100
    Per cent
  October 2000 September-October 2000 October 1999-October 2000
Residential buildings1 103,4 0,2 4,9
Residential buildings, materials 103,2 0,1 4,3
       
Detached houses of wood 103,4 0,2 4,9
Detached houses of wood, materials 103,2 0,1 4,3
       
Multi-dwelling houses 103,3 0,3 4,8
Multi-dwelling houses, materials 103,5 0,3 4,4
1  Construction cost index for residential buildings is weighted by index for detached houses of wood and index for
multi-dwelling houses.