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Higher costs for road construction
Road construction costs increased by 1.2 per cent from the second to the third quarter of 2013. Labour costs rose by 2.6 per cent, while materials and machinery costs increased by 0.4 and 0.3 per cent respectively in the same period.
| 3rd quarter 2013 | Change in per cent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd quarter 2013 - 3rd quarter 2013 | 3rd quarter 2012 - 3rd quarter 2013 | ||
| Road construction, total | 150.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Open air roads | 151.7 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| Concrete bridges | 153.8 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Rock tunnels | 144.7 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| Maintenance of roads, total | 152.1 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
| Asphalt work | 171.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Maintenance in wintertime | 143.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
The construction costs of open air road rose by 1.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2013. In the same period, the costs of rock tunnels and concrete bridges increased by 1.0 and 0.7 per cent respectively. From the third quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2013, the total road construction costs rose by 3.9 per cent.
Road maintenance costs increased by 2.1 per cent from the second to the third quarter of 2013, and are 3.8 per cent higher than in the third quarter of 2012.
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Martin Handeland Skjæveland
E-mail: martin.skjaeveland@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 14 17
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Hanne Beate Høiby
E-mail: hanne.hoiby@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 14 28