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Construction costs rose by 1.1 per cent
The construction cost of residential buildings in Norway increased by 1.1 per cent in January 2001 compared with December 2000. Material costs rose by 1.4 per cent in the same period. The cost of electricians increased the most.
Over the course of the past month the index for electrical work increased by 3.2 per cent for detached houses and 3.4 per cent for multi-dwelling houses. The index for carpentering work increased by 1.8 per cent for both types of buildings.
Overall construction costs for residential buildings rose by 5.4 per cent in January 2001 compared with January 2000. Material cost increased by 5.1 per cent in this period.
Construction cost index for residential buildings. January 2000=100 |
January 2001 | Per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December 2000-
January 2001 |
January 2000-
January 2001 |
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Residential buildings1 | 105,4 | 1,1 | 5,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, materials | 105,1 | 1,4 | 5,1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood | 105,4 | 1,1 | 5,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, materials | 105,1 | 1,6 | 5,1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses | 105,3 | 0,8 | 5,3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses, materials | 105,1 | 1,2 | 5,1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Construction cost index for residential buildings is weighted by index for detached houses of wood and index for
multi-dwelling houses. |
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Hanne Beate Høiby
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Mona Takle
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