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Construction costs rose by 0.5 per cent
The index of residential buildings increased by 0.5 per cent in March compared with February this year. Material costs rose by 0.5 per cent in the same period.
The cost of plumbing increased the most last month, by 1.2 for detached houses and by 1.1 per cent for multi-dwelling houses.
Wage statistics for the fourth quarter of 2001 are included in the construction cost figures for March and contribute to a labour cost increase by 0.5 per cent compared to the month before.
The construction costs of residential buildings rose by 3.2 per cent in March 2002 compared with March 2001. Labour costs and Material costs increased by 4.3 and 2.5 per cent respectively, in the same period.
Construction cost index for residential buildings. January 2000=100 |
March 2002 | Per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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February-March 2002 | March2001-March 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings1 | 109,5 | 0,5 | 3,2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, labour cost | 111,0 | 0,5 | 4,3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, materials | 108,8 | 0,5 | 2,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood | 109,4 | 0,5 | 3,1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, materials | 108,6 | 0,4 | 2,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses | 109,9 | 0,4 | 3,7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses, materials | 109,8 | 0,5 | 3,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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