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Minor changes in construction costs
The construction costs of residential buildings increased by 0.2 per cent from July to August this year. The material costs rose by 0.1 per cent in the same period, while labour costs rose by 0.4 per cent.
| August 2016 | |||
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| Change from last month, per cent | Change from last year, per cent | Index | |
| 1Construction cost index for residential buildings is weighted by index for detached houses of wood and index for multi-dwelling houses. | |||
| Residential buildings1 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 177.7 |
| Residential buildings, labour cost | 0.4 | 1.4 | 183.8 |
| Residential buildings, materials | 0.1 | 4.3 | 181.4 |
| Detached houses of wood | 0.2 | 2.5 | 178.3 |
| Detached houses of wood, materials | 0.1 | 3.4 | 179.6 |
| Detached houses of wood, other building work | 0.2 | 2.6 | 178.9 |
| Detached houses of wood, other building work, materials | 0.1 | 3.4 | 178.3 |
| Multi-dwelling houses | 0.2 | 2.6 | 176.5 |
| Multi-dwelling houses, materialsr | 0.1 | 3.3 | 185.5 |
Wage statistics for the second quarter of 2016 are included in the construction costs of August 2016.
From August 2015 to August 2016, the construction costs of detached houses of wood and multi-dwelling houses increased by 2.5 and 2.6 per cent respectively.
Contact
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Hanne Beate Høiby
E-mail: hanne.hoiby@ssb.no
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Mona Takle
E-mail: mona.takle@ssb.no
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