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Electrical and plumbing costs increased the most
The costs of plumbing and electrical installations increased by 4.6 to 4.9 per cent for detached houses and multi-dwelling houses in October this year compared with October 2002. The costs of residential buildings rose by 2.6 per cent in the same period.
On an annual basis, the construction costs for multi-dwelling houses rose by 2.9 per cent, and for detached houses 2.5 per cent.. The material costs for multi-dwelling houses and detached houses rose by 1.9 and 2.1 per cent respectively.
From September to October this year the construction costs for both detached houses and multi-dwelling increased by 0.2 per cent. The material costs for detached houses and multi-dwelling rose by 0.2 and 0.3 per cent respectively.
Construction cost index for residential buildings. 2000=100 |
October 2003 | Change in per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October 2003 |
October 2002-
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Residential buildings1 | 112.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, labour cost | 116.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, materials | 110.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood | 111.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, materials | 109.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses | 112.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses, materials | 110.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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