Construction Cost Index for buildings, March 2024
The annual rate for the Construction Cost Index increased to 2.9 percent in March
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2024-04-15 8.00
The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings increased by 0.2 percent in March compared with February 2024. The annual rate of change in the Construction Cost Index was 2.9 percent in March, compared with the corresponding month in 2023, up from 2.8 percent in February.
In brief
- The costs of electricity increased by 4.9 percent in March compared with February 2024.
- Interest costs increased by 0.3 percent in March compared with February 2024 and were 18.1 percent higher compared with the corresponding month in 2023.
- The annual rate for costs of reinforcement steel continues to fall.
Index | Change in percent | |||
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March | February 2024– March 2024 |
March 2023– March 2024 |
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Contractors' costs (82%) | 140.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
Construction clients' costs (18%) | 194.9 | 0.2 | 11.0 | |
Total Construction cost index (100%) | 150.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings, excl. wage drift and value-added tax.
The width of the bars represents the production factor’s weight share in percent in the calculation of the Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings. The height of the bars represents the average price development of each production factor.
Goods | Change in percent | ||
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February 2024– March 2024 |
March 2023– March 2024 |
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White goods | +0.1 | +8.3 | |
Woodwork | +0.7 | +6.5 | |
Material for painting | 0.0 | +4.4 | |
Concrete products | +0.7 | +3.0 | |
Plumbing material | ‑0.1 | +2.5 | |
Other building materials** | +0.2 | +2.3 | |
Wood products | ‑0.0 | +1.4 | |
Electric material | +0.1 | ‑0.7 | |
Floor material | ‑0.2 | ‑2.5 | |
Iron and steel* | +0.2 | ‑2.7 | |
Reinforcement steel | ‑0.1 | ‑6.1 | |
Total building materials | +0.3 | +1.7 |
* Includes reinforcement steel. ** Includes materials for thermal insulation, garbage equipment, gypsum and wood-based boards.
Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings, excl. wage drift and value-added tax
The width of the bars represents the construction material group’s weight share in percent of all construction material in the calculation of the Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings. The height of the bars represents the average price development of each product category.
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