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Slight changes in construction costs
The construction costs of residential buildings increased by 0.1 per cent from August to September this year. The material costs rose by 0.2 per cent in the same period.
The construction costs of multi-dwelling houses increased by 0.2 per cent, while detached houses of wood rose by 0.1 per cent from August to September this year. For both building types, the material costs rose by 0.2 per cent.
From September last year to September this year, the construction costs of residential buildings increased by 3.7 per cent, while the material costs rose by 3.5 per cent in the same period. The construction costs of multi-dwelling houses increased by 4.3 per cent, while detached houses of wood rose by 3.5 per cent. The material costs increased by 4.3 and 3.1 per cent the last year.
Construction cost index for residential buildings. 2000=100 |
September 2006 | Change in per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 2006-
September 2006 |
September 2005-
September 2006 |
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Residential buildings1 | 123.6 | 0.1 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, labour cost | 127.6 | 0.0 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, materials | 122.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood | 122.8 | 0.1 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, materials | 120.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, other building work | 122.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, other building work,materials | 119.9 | 0.2 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses | 126.6 | 0.2 | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses, materials | 128.4 | 0.2 | 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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