Published: 15 May 2019
Building costs rose by 1.7 per cent in April year-on-year
According to Statistics Finland, building costs rose by 1.7 per cent in April 2019 year-on-year. The prices of materials went up by 2.0 per cent, those of labour inputs by 1.6 per cent and those of services by 0.9 per cent compared with April 2018.
Long term development of the Building Cost Index
From March to April, the total index of building costs remained on level with the previous month. The prices of materials also remained unchanged from March. The prices of labour inputs went down by 0.1 per cent and those of services rose 0.1 per cent from the month before.
Building cost index 2015=100, April 2019
Professional construction of new buildings | Weights | Index | Monthly change, % | Annual change, % | |
Total index | 1000 | 103.9 | -0.0 | 1.7 | |
By type of cost | Labour inputs | 400 | 102.3 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
Materials | 510 | 105.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
Services | 90 | 102.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | |
By purpose of use | Residential building | 440 | 104.2 | -0.0 | 1.8 |
Other building construction | 560 | 103.7 | -0.0 | 1.7 |
Source: Building cost index. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Jose Lahtinen 029 551 3776, Merja Järvinen 029 551 2458, rakennus.indeksit@stat.fi
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Updated 15.05.2019
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Building cost index [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5841. April 2019. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 12.10.2024].
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