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Construction costs up 1.6 per cent
The construction costs of residential buildings increased by 1.6 per cent from October to November this year. Wage statistics for the third quarter of 2007 are included in the construction costs, and are the main reason for the cost increase.
The labour cost rose by 3.5 per cent from October to November this year, while the material costs increased by 0.1 per cent in same period.
The construction costs of multi-dwelling houses and detached houses of wood increased by 1.9 and 1.5 per cent respectively from October to November this year. The material costs for both types of buildings rose by 0.1 per cent in the same period.
From November last year to November this year, the construction costs of residential buildings rose by 7.6 per cent. The construction costs of detached houses of wood and multi-dwelling houses increased by 8.6 and 6.0 per cent respectively.
November 2007 | Change in per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October 2007- November 2007 | November 2006- November 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings 1 | 136.4 | 1.6 | 7.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, labour cost | 140.2 | 3.5 | 5.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential buildings, materials | 137.6 | 0.1 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood | 136.9 | 1.5 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, materials | 137.6 | 0.1 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, other building work | 137.1 | 1.3 | 9.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detached houses of wood, other building work, materials | 137.3 | 0.1 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses | 137.5 | 1.9 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multi-dwelling houses, materials | 141.5 | 0.1 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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