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Published: 15 December 2020

Building costs fell by 0.3 per cent in November year-on-year

According to Statistics Finland, building costs decreased by 0.3 per cent in November 2020 from one year ago. Labour costs went down by 1.2 per cent. The prices of materials went up by 0.4 per cent and those of services by 0.1 per cent compared with the year before.

Long term development of the Building Cost Index

The decline in labour costs is due to lower employers’ pension insurance contributions in the private sector. Due to the corona virus, pension insurance contributions were temporarily reduced from May 2020 until the end of the year.

From October to November, the total index of building costs rose by 0.1 per cent. The prices of materials rose by 0.2 per cent from the previous month. The labour costs and prices of services remained unchanged from the previous month.

Building cost index 2015=100, November 2020

Professional construction of new buildings		Weights	Index	Monthly change, %	Annual change, %
Total index		1000	104.1	0.1	-0.3
By type of cost	Labour inputs	400	102.7	0.0	-1.2
	Materials	510	105.2	0.2	0.4
	Services	90	103.3	0.0	0.1
By purpose of use	Residential building	440	104.2	0.1	-0.4
	Other building construction	560	104.0	0.0	-0.2

Source: Building cost index, Statistics Finland

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• Appendix table 1. Input indices 2015=100, November 2020 (15.12.2020)
• Appendix table 2. Residential building 2015=100, November 2020 (15.12.2020)

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• Appendix figure 1. Input indices 2015=100, largest annual changes, per cent (15.12.2020)
• Appendix figure 2. Index clause sub-indices P 2000=100 (15.12.2020)

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Updated 15.12.2020