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Increased costs for plumbing works
From October to November this year, the construction costs of plumbing works in office and commercial buildings rose by 1.6 per cent. Wage statistics for the third quarter of 2006 are included in the construction costs, and is the main reason for the cost increase.
The labour cost rose by 3.3 per cent from October to November this year, while the material costs increased by 0.9 per cent.
In the period November 2005 to November 2006, the construction costs of plumbing works rose by 9.0 per cent. Compared with the same period last year, the costs of sanitary installations and heating installations were respectively 9.5 and 8.4 per cent higher in November this year.
Construction cost index for plumbing works in office and commercial buildings. 2000=100 |
Weigth per cent1 | November 2006 | Change in per cent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October 2006-November | November 2005-November 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plumbing costs total | 100.0 | 141.5 | 1.6 | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative expenses | 17.3 | 127.4 | 1.9 | 4.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour costs | 26.0 | 135.6 | 3.3 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials | 55.3 | 148.8 | 0.9 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanitary installastions | 54.5 | 142.6 | 1.6 | 9.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials | 32.7 | 149.3 | 1.1 | 12.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heating installations | 45.5 | 140.3 | 1.7 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials | 22.6 | 148.2 | 0.8 | 11.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | The sum of weights for administrative expenses, labour costs and materials deviate from 100 because transport costs are excluded. |
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