NEWS RELEASE INDUSTRY 20 MAY 2011

The Building Cost Index compiled in the middle of May 2011 is 107.4 points (December 2009=100), 0.7% higher than in the previous month. The change is dominated by an 1.6% increase in prices of domestic materials (effect on the index 0.6%). The index applies to June 2011.

In the last twelve months the BCI has increased by 5.5%.

The Icelandic building cost index 2010-2011
Month of application January 2010=100 Reference month December 2009=100
Annualized rates
Monthly changes Latest month, % Latest 3 months, % Latest 6 months, % Latest 12 months, %
 
2010
June 101.8 102.1 0.3 3.9 4.0 4.3 .
July 102.1 102.2 0.1 1.0 5.1 2.2 .
August 102.2 102.5 0.3 3.7 2.9 3.4 .
September 102.5 103.0 0.5 5.7 3.4 3.7 .
October 103.0 100.9 -2.0 -21.5 -4.9 0.0 .
November 100.9 100.8 -0.1 -0.6 -6.3 -1.8 .
December 100.8 100.8 -0.1 -0.6 -8.2 -2.6 0.8
2011
January 100.8 101.4 0.6 7.9 2.1 -1.5 0.3
February 101.4 101.6 0.1 1.6 2.9 -1.8 0.8
March 101.6 102.5 0.9 11.7 7.0 -0.9 1.4
April 102.5 106.7 4.1 61.6 22.4 11.8 5.7
May 106.7 107.4 0.7 8.5 25.1 13.4 5.5
June 107.4 . . . . . .

Statistics

Further Information

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