Construction Cost Index for buildings, March 2021
Construction costs rose by 2.7 percent in March on an annual basis
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-04-15 9.30
The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings rose by 0.2 percent between February and March 2021. The annual rate of change in construction costs was 2.7 percent in March compared with 2.6 percent in February.
Index | Change in percent | |||
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March | February 2021– March 2021 | March 2020– March 2021 | ||
Contractors´costs (82%) | 115.7 | 0.3 | 2.9 | |
Construction clients’ costs (18%) | 115.0 | -0.4 | 2.1 | |
Total Construction cost index (100%) | 115.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
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 2021– March 2021 | March 2020– March 2021 | ||
Reinforcement steel | +1.5 | +19.8 | |
Wood products | +0.5 | +14.0 | |
Iron and steel* | +1.0 | +10.3 | |
Concrete products | +0.3 | +5.2 | |
Other building materials** | +1.6 | +4.4 | |
Electric material | +0.5 | +3.6 | |
Plumbing material | +0.7 | +2.6 | |
Material for painting | +0.0 | +1.7 | |
Floor material | +0.3 | +1.0 | |
White goods | +0.0 | -0.1 | |
Woodwork | ‑0.2 | ‑4.0 | |
Total building materials | +0.5 | +4.0 |
* Includes reinforcement steel. ** Includes materials for thermal insulation, garbage equipment, gypsum and wood-based boards.
Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings, excl. VAT.
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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