Real estate maintenance costs decreased by 0.9 per cent in October to December 2023

Only costs of residential blocks of flats rose 

Examined by type of building, the maintenance costs of residential blocks of flats rose by 2.5 per cent. The maintenance costs of industrial buildings went down by 6.7 per cent, those of office buildings by 3.7 per cent, those of wholesale and retail trade buildings by 5.0 per cent, the costs of day care centres by 0.3 per cent, those of school buildings by 0.9 per cent and those of health care centres by 1.3 per cent from one year back.

The total index of real estate maintenance fell by 0.7 per cent from the previous quarter.

Real estate tax and plot rent are not included in the index of real estate maintenance costs 2015=100.