The building cost index compiled in the middle of September 2017 is 135.1 points (December 2009=100), 1.5% increase from previous month.
Prices of domestic material increased by 4.1% (effect on the index 1.5%), prices of machines, transportation and energy increased by 0.7% (0.1%), but prices of imported materials decreased by 0.6% from last month (-0.1%). In the last twelve months the BCI has increased by 3.0%. The index applies to October 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 | |||||||
October | 131.2 | 130.8 | -0.3 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
November | 130.8 | 130.2 | -0.4 | -4.8 | -4.0 | -2.3 | 1.6 |
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 | . | . | . | . | . | . |