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Published: 12 May 2008

Building costs rose by 4.3 per cent in twelve months

Building costs rose by 4.3 per cent from April 2007 to April 2008. Labour costs in construction went up by 3.3 per cent, prices of materials by 4.4 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 March to April 2008, the total index of building costs rose by 0.2 per cent. The prices for labour went down by 0.3 per cent, whereas those for materials rose by 0.5 per cent 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 April
2008
Change %
4/2007 - 4/2008
Change %
3/2008 - 4/2008
Building trade newbuilding      
Total index 114.1 4.3 0.2
    Labour 109.5 3.3 -0.3
    Materials 116.5 4.4 0.5
    Other inputs 115.4 5.5 0.4
       
By type of building      
Newbuilding      
    Blocks of flats 114.6 4.7 0.0
    Detached residential houses 114.8 4.1 0.3
    Office and commercial buildings 113.2 4.3 0.2
    Industrial and warehouse buildings 114.0 3.9 0.5
    Agricultural production buildings 121.2 5.2 -0.2

Source: Building cost index 2008, April. Statistics Finland

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Last updated 12.5.2008

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Building cost index [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5841. April 2008. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/rki/2008/04/rki_2008_04_2008-05-12_tie_001_en.html