NEWS RELEASE INDUSTRY 20 NOVEMBER 2017

The building cost index compiled in the middle of November 2017 is 136.1 points (December 2009=100), 0.3% increase from previous month.

Prices of domestic material increased by 0.3% (effect on the index 0.1%) and prices of imported materials increased by 0.8% from last month (0.2%). In the last twelve months the BCI has increased by 4.5%. The index applies to December 2017.

The Icelandic building cost index 2016–2017
  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, %
 
2016              
December 130.2 130.2 0.0 -0.4 -3.0 -2.6 1.5
2017              
January 130.2 130.3 0.1 1.2 -1.4 -1.9 1.9
February 130.3 130.3 0.0 -0.4 0.1 -1.9 1.8
March 130.3 130.0 -0.2 -2.5 -0.6 -1.8 1.3
April 130.0 130.1 0.1 0.9 -0.7 -1.0 -0.6
May 130.1 131.6 1.2 15.0 4.2 2.1 -0.1
June 131.6 131.6 0.0 -0.4 4.9 2.1 -0.3
July 131.6 132.6 0.8 9.6 7.9 3.5 0.7
August 132.6 133.0 0.3 4.1 4.4 4.3 1.1
September 133.0 135.1 1.5 20.1 11.1 8.0 3.0
October 135.1 135.8 0.5 6.2 9.9 8.9 3.8
November 135.8 136.1 0.3 3.2 9.6 7.0 4.5
December 136.1 . . . . . .

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Further Information

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