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Published: 12 February 2010

Building costs fell by 0.4 per cent in January

Building costs were 0.4 per cent lower in January 2010 than in January 2009. Labour costs in construction rose by 3.4 per cent in the year. By contrast, prices of materials fell by 1.6 per cent and those of other inputs by 3.7 per cent. This is indicated by the Building Cost Index of Statistics Finland.

From December to January, the total index of building costs rose by 0.5 per cent. The prices for labour rose by 0.7 per cent, the prices of materials by 0.4 per cent and those of other inputs by 0.2 per cent from December.

Building Cost Index (2005 = 100) and its year-on-year and month-on-month changes

Index January
2010
Change %
1/2009 - 1/2010
Change %
12/2009 - 1/2010
Building trade newbuilding      
Total index 113.1 -0.4 0.5
    Labour 114.5 3.4 0.7
    Materials 113.7 -1.6 0.4
    Other inputs 107.9 -3.7 0.2
       
By type of building      
Newbuilding      
    Blocks of flats 113.5 0.0 0.4
    Detached residential houses 112.8 -0.2 0.4
    Office and commercial buildings 112.9 -0.1 0.6
    Industrial and warehouse buildings 113.2 -1.0 0.5
    Agricultural production buildings 114.7 -1.6 0.0

Source: Building cost index 2010, January. Statistics Finland

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Last updated 12.2.2010

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Building cost index [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5841. January 2010. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/rki/2010/01/rki_2010_01_2010-02-12_tie_001_en.html