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Small changes in the construction costs
The index of residential buildings increased by 0.1 per cent in August compared with July this year. Material costs rose by 0.2 per cent in the same period.
The cost of materials for painting, paperhanging and floor coating increased most, by 0.7 per cent for both detached houses and multi-dwelling houses in August compared with July this year.
The construction costs of residential buildings rose by 4.9 per cent in August 2001 compared with August 2000. Material cost increased by 4.1 per cent in the same period.
Construction cost index for residential buildings. January 2000=100 |
August 2001 | Per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July-August 2001 | August 2000-August 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings1 | 106,9 | 0,1 | 4,9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, materials | 107,0 | 0,2 | 4,1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood | 106,8 | 0,1 | 4,8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, materials | 107,0 | 0,2 | 4,1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses | 106,9 | 0,1 | 5,1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses, materials | 107,3 | 0,1 | 4,3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 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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