Construction Cost Index for buildings, August 2021
Construction costs rose by 7.0 percent in August on an annual basis
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-09-15 9.30
The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings rose by 0.9 percent between July and August 2021. The annual rate of change in construction costs was 7.0 percent in August, up from 6.7 percent in July 2021.
Index | Change in percent | |||
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August | July 2021– August 2021 |
August 2020– August 2021 |
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Contractors´costs (82%) | 121.3 | 1.1 | 7.9 | |
Construction clients’ costs (18%) | 116.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | |
Total Construction cost index (100%) | 120.4 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
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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July 2021– August 2021 |
August 2020– August 2021 |
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Wood products | +17.9 | +83.3 | |
Reinforcement steel | 0.0 | +64.5 | |
Iron and steel* | +1.2 | +37.4 | |
Concrete products | +0.7 | +12.4 | |
Plumbing material | +3.9 | +8.9 | |
Other building materials** | +1.5 | +8.5 | |
Electric material | +1.0 | +5.3 | |
Floor material | +0.0 | +4.6 | |
Material for painting | 0.0 | +4.1 | |
White goods | +0.0 | +1.5 | |
Woodwork | +0.2 | +1.3 | |
Total building materials | +2.0 | +14.4 |
* 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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