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Latest publication: Building cost index 2022, February
Published: 12 August 2010
Building costs rose by 1.5 per cent in July
Building costs were 1.5 per cent higher in July 2010 than in July 2009. Labour costs in construction rose by 0.3 per cent and prices of materials by 3.0 per cent in the year. Those of other inputs fell by 1.1 per cent. This is indicated by the Building Cost Index of Statistics Finland.
From June to July, the total index of building costs rose by 0.4 per cent. The prices of materials rose by 0.4 per cent. The prices for labour rose by 0.2 percent and those of other inputs rose by 0.6 percent in July 2009.
Building Cost Index (2005 = 100) and its year-on-year and month-on-month changes
Index | July 2010 |
Change % 7/2009 - 7/2010 |
Change % 6/2010 - 7/2010 |
|
Building trade newbuilding | ||||
Total index | 114.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | |
Labour | 113.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
Materials | 116.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | |
Other inputs | 108.2 | -1.1 | 0.6 | |
By type of building | ||||
Newbuilding | ||||
Blocks of flats | 115.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | |
Detached residential houses | 114.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
Office and commercial buildings | 114.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | |
Industrial and warehouse buildings | 114.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | |
Agricultural production buildings | 119.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
Source: Building cost index 2010, July. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Ms Hannele Orjala
Last updated 12.8.2010
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Building cost index [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5841. July 2010. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.5.2022].
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