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Published: 15 December 2016

Building costs rose by one per cent in November year-on-year

According to Statistics Finland, building costs rose by one per cent in November 2016 compared with the previous year's November. The prices of labour inputs in construction went up by 1.4 per cent and the prices of materials by 0.9 per cent from one year back. Simultaneously, prices of service fell by 0.4 per cent.

Long term development of the Building Cost Index

From October to November, the total index of building costs remained on the same as in the previous month. The prices of labour inputs, materials and services all remained unchanged from October.

Building cost index 2015=100, November 2016

Professional construction of new buildings		Weights	Index	Monthly change, %	Annual change, %
Total index		1000	101,1	-0,0	1,0
By type of cost	Labour inputs	400	101,9	0,0	1,4
	Materials	510	100,8	-0,0	0,9
	Services	90	99,7	0,0	-0,4
By purpose of use	Residential building	440	101,2	-0,0	1,0
	Other building construction	560	101,1	0,0	1,0

Source: Building cost index. Statistics Finland

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Director in charge: Mari Ylä-Jarkko

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• Appendix table 1. Input indices 2015=100, November 2016 (15.12.2016)
• Appendix table 2. Residential building 2015=100, November 2016 (15.12.2016)

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• Appendix figure 1. Input indices 2015=100, largest annual changes, per cent (15.12.2016)
• Appendix figure 2. Index clause sub-indices P 2000=100 (15.12.2016)

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Updated 15.12.2016