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Published: 15 April 2019

Building costs rose by 1.8 per cent in March year-on-year

According to Statistics Finland, building costs rose by 1.8 per cent in March 2019 from one year back. The prices of materials went up by 2.3 per cent, those of labour inputs by 1.4 per cent and those of services by 0.8 per cent compared with March 2018.

Long term development of the Building Cost Index

Long term development of the Building Cost Index

From February to March, the total index of building costs remained on level with the previous month. The prices of materials fell by 0.1 per cent. The prices of labour inputs and services remained unchanged compared to the previous month.

Building cost index 2015=100, March 2019

Professional construction of new buildings Weights Index Monthly change, % Annual change, %
Total index   1000 103.9 -0.0 1.8
By type of cost Labour inputs 400 102.4 0.0 1.4
Materials 510 105.4 -0.1 2.3
Services 90 102.5 0.0 0.8
By purpose of use Residential building 440 104.2 -0.1 2.0
Other building construction 560 103.7 0.0 1.7

Source: Building cost index. Statistics Finland

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Updated 15.04.2019

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Building cost index [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5841. March 2019. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 7.10.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/rki/2019/03/rki_2019_03_2019-04-15_tie_001_en.html