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Latest publication: Building cost index 2022, February
Published: 12 February 2008
Building costs rose by 4.4 per cent in twelve months
Building costs rose by 4.4 per cent from January 2007 to January 2008. Labour costs in construction went up by 1.7 per cent, prices of materials by 5.7 per cent and those of other inputs by 5.5 per cent year-on-year. This is indicated by the building cost index of Statistics Finland.
From December 2007 to January 2008, the total index of building costs fell by 0.1 per cent. The prices for labour fell by 1.3 per cent, whereas those for materials and other inputs rose by 0.4 per cent.
Building Cost Index (2005 = 100) and its year-on-year and month-on-month changes
Index | January 2008 |
Change % 1/2007 - 1/2008 |
Change % 12/2007 -1/2008 |
|
Building trade newbuilding | ||||
Total index | 111.8 | 4.4 | -0.1 | |
Labour | 106.4 | 1.7 | -1.3 | |
Materials | 114.5 | 5.7 | 0.4 | |
Other inputs | 113.5 | 5.5 | 0.4 | |
By type of building | ||||
Newbuilding | ||||
Blocks of flats | 112.6 | 5.0 | -0.1 | |
Detached residential houses | 112.3 | 4.3 | -0.2 | |
Office and commercial buildings | 111.2 | 4.5 | -0.1 | |
Industrial and warehouse buildings | 111.2 | 3.8 | -0.1 | |
Agricultural production buildings | 119.2 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
Source: Building cost index 2008, January. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Ms Sinikka Kanerva +358 9 1734 2231, rakennus.suhdanne@stat.fi
Director in charge: Ms Hannele Orjala
Last updated 12.2.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Building cost index [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5841. January 2008. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 16.5.2022].
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