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Published: 15 January 2018

Building costs rose by 0.7 per cent in December year-on-year

According to Statistics Finland, building costs rose by 0.7 per cent in December 2017 from one year back. The prices of materials rose by 2.2 per cent and those of services by 1.3 per cent compared with December of the previous year. At the same time, the prices of labour inputs fell by 1.3 per cent. The fall in the prices of labour inputs is explained by lower employer’s social security costs compared with 2016.

Long term development of the Building Cost Index

Long term development of the Building Cost Index

From November to December, the total index of building costs remained almost unchanged. The prices of materials rose by 0.1 per cent in a month. The prices of labour inputs and services remained at the same level as in November.

Building cost index 2015=100, December 2017

Professional construction of new buildings Weights Index Monthly change, % Annual change, %
Total index   1000 101.6 0.0 0.7
By type of cost Labour inputs 400 100.6 0.0 -1.3
Materials 510 102.6 0.1 2.2
Services 90 101.0 0.0 1.3
By purpose of use Residential building 440 101.8 0.1 0.9
Other building construction 560 101.5 0.0 0.5

Source: Building cost index. Statistics Finland

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Updated 15.01.2018

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Building cost index [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5841. December 2017. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/rki/2017/12/rki_2017_12_2018-01-15_tie_001_en.html