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Slight rise in construction costs
The construction cost index of residential buildings increased by 0.2 per cent from June to July this year. The material costs rose by 0.3 per cent while labour costs remained unchanged in the corresponding period.
The material costs of electrical installations for detached houses and multi-dwelling houses increased by 0.9 per cent and 1.0 per cent respectively in the corresponding period. Other material costs rose up to 0.3 per cent.
The construction costs of residential buildings rose by 3.2 per cent in July 2002 compared with July 2001. Material costs and labour costs increased by 2.4 per cent and 4.6 per cent respectively.
Construction cost index for residential buildings. January 2000=100 |
July 2002 | Per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June-July 2002 | July 2001-July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings1 | 110.2 | 0.2 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, labour cost | 111.9 | 0.0 | 4.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, materials | 109.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood | 110.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, materials | 109.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses | 110.5 | 0.1 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses, materials | 110.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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