Construction Cost Index for buildings, April 2022
Construction costs rose in April 2022
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2022-05-16 8.00
The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings increased by 3.4 percent in April 2022 compared with March 2022. The annual rate of change in construction costs was 12.2 percent in April, compared with 2021. This is the highest annual rate of change since 1981.
Index | Change in percent | |||
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April | March 2022– April 2022 |
April 2021– April 2022 |
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Contractors' costs (82%) | 132.7 | 3.2 | 13.5 | |
Construction clients' costs (18%) | 122.8 | 4.2 | 6.3 | |
Total Construction cost index (100%) | 130.9 | 3.4 | 12.2 |
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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March 2022– April 2022 |
April 2021– April 2022 |
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Reinforcement steel | +21.6 | + 107.2 | |
Iron and steel* | +12.6 | +62.6 | |
Wood products | +6.8 | +45.4 | |
Concrete products | +5.8 | +21.8 | |
Floor material | +6.2 | +20.3 | |
Other building materials** | +6.9 | +19.7 | |
Plumbing material | +0.4 | +13.9 | |
Electric material | +4.0 | +13.6 | |
Material for painting | +0.0 | +9.6 | |
Woodwork | +1.8 | +9.2 | |
White goods | ‑0.2 | +8.0 | |
Total building materials | +5.6 | +24.4 |
* 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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