Published: 12 January 2011
Building costs rose by 2.6 per cent in December
Building costs were 2.6 per cent higher in December 2010 than in December 2009. Labour costs in construction rose by 0.7 per cent and prices of materials by 3.9 per cent in the year. Those of other inputs rose by 1.9 per cent. This is indicated by the Building Cost Index of Statistics Finland.
Building Cost Index (2005=100) and its year-on-year and month-on-month changes
Index | December 2010 |
Change % 12/2009 - 12/2010 |
Change % 11/2010 - 12/2010 |
|
Building trade newbuilding | ||||
Total index | 115.4 | 2.6 | 0.3 | |
Labour | 114.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | |
Materials | 117.7 | 3.9 | 0.2 | |
Other inputs | 109.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
By type of building | ||||
Newbuilding | ||||
Blocks of flats | 116.7 | 3.3 | 0.2 | |
Detached residential houses | 115.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | |
Office and commercial buildings | 115.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | |
Industrial and warehouse buildings | 115.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | |
Agricultural production buildings | 120.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
From November to December, the total index rose by 0.3 per cent. The prices for labour rose by 0.3 per cent, the prices of materials by 0.2 per cent and the prices for those of other inputs by 0.6 per cent.
The Building Cost Index will be released with the new base year 2010 on 17 February 2011. The contents of the publication will change but the main index series from earlier base years will be continued.
Source: Building cost index 2010, December. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Ms Sinikka Kanerva +358 9 1734 2231, rakennus.suhdanne@stat.fi
Director in charge: Ms Hannele Orjala
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Päivitetty 12.1.2011
Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT):
Rakennuskustannusindeksi [verkkojulkaisu].
ISSN=1795-4282. joulukuu 2010. Helsinki: Tilastokeskus [viitattu: 23.12.2024].
Saantitapa: https://www.stat.fi/til/rki/2010/12/rki_2010_12_2011-01-12_tie_001_en.html