Building cost index 2010=100. Source: Building cost index. Statistics Finland.
Building costs went up by 0.5 per cent year-on-year in August 2015, according to Statistics Finland’s data.
The prices of labour inputs in construction increased by 0.7 per cent and of materials by 0.3 per cent. The prices of other inputs went up by 1.5 per cent from one year back, the statistics show.
The total index of building costs rose by 0.2 per cent from July to August.
The prices of labour inputs remained unchanged in August from the previous month as per the data.
The prices of materials went up by 0.3 per cent while those of other inputs went down slightly from the previous month.
