Construction cost index for plumbing works in office and commercial buildings, December 2009

The construction costs of plumbing works in office and commercial buildings increased by 2.0 per cent from December 2008 to December 2009. The material costs rose by 1.7 per cent in the same period.

The costs of sanitary installations and heating installations increased by 2.5 and 1.6 per cent respectively, while the material costs rose by 2.4 and 0.9 per cent in the same period.

From November to December last year, the construction costs of plumbing works in office and commercial buildings remained unchanged.

Construction cost index for plumbing works in office and commercial buildings. 2000=100
	Weigth per cent ¹	December 2009	Change in per cent

	Weigth per cent ¹	December 2009	November 2009-December 2009	December 2008-December 2009

Plumbing costs total	100.0	165.7	0.0	2.0
Administrative expenses	17.3	141.8	0.1	2.5
Labour costs	26.0	148.6	0.0	2.7
Materials	55.3	181.1	0.0	1.7

Sanitary installastions	54.5	165.5	0.0	2.5
Materials	32.7	178.0	0.0	2.4

Heating installations	45.5	166.0	0.1	1.6
Materials	22.6	185.6	0.0	0.9

¹	The sum of weights for administrative expenses, labour costs and materials deviate from 100 because transport costs are excluded.

Construction cost index for plumbing works in office and commercial buildings, December 2009

Plumbing costs up 2 per cent

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