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Informations rapidesIn Q1 2021, the production costs in construction increased by 1.5% Costs of production indices in construction - first quarter 2021

In Q1 2021, the production costs in construction bounced back (+1.5% after –0.6% in the previous quarter). This rebound was mainly due to the rise of costs in civil engineering (+3.5% after –1.6%) linked to those of bitumen and basic steel prices. Costs also rebounded in specialized construction works (+1.1% after –0.4%), and in buildings construction (+1.5% after –0.2%).

Year on year, the production costs for construction increased by 2.2% in the first quarter 2021, after +1.2% in the previous quarter: the costs bounced back in civil engineering (+1.8% after –0.5%) and sped up in specialized construction works (+2.2% after 1.5% in the previous quarter) and in buildings construction (+2.7% after +1.5%).

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In Q1 2021, the production costs in construction bounced back (+1.5% after –0.6% in the previous quarter). This rebound was mainly due to the rise of costs in civil engineering (+3.5% after –1.6%) linked to those of bitumen and basic steel prices. Costs also rebounded in specialized construction works (+1.1% after –0.4%), and in buildings construction (+1.5% after –0.2%).

Year on year, the production costs for construction increased by 2.2% in the first quarter 2021, after +1.2% in the previous quarter: the costs bounced back in civil engineering (+1.8% after –0.5%) and sped up in specialized construction works (+2.2% after 1.5% in the previous quarter) and in buildings construction (+2.7% after +1.5%).

Variations in producer cost indices for construction

In %
Variations in producer cost indices for construction (In %)
Heading Weights (in %) Q1 2021/ Q4 2020 Q1 2021/ Q1 2020
F Construction 100.0 1.5 2.2
 41.2 Construction of buildings 10.2 1.5 2.7
 42 Civil engineering 15.9 3.5 1.8
 43 Specialised construction works 73.9 1.1 2.2
   43BT Buildings 65.2 1.0 2.2
      43BTC New buildings 24.7 1.5 2.6
      43BTR Existing buildings 40.5 0.7 1.9
   43TP Specialised works for civil engineering 8.7 2.5 2.5
Buildings (41.2 + 43BT) 75.4 1.1 2.3
Public works (42 + 43TP) 24.6 3.1 2.0
  • Source : INSEE

Breakdown of production costs in construction

In %
Breakdown of production costs in construction (In %)
Costs items Q1 2021/ Q4 2020 Q1 2021/ Q1 2020
Equipment Buildings 0.7 0.3
Public works 3.0 2.6
Labour Labour costs in construction -0.5 1.8
Energy Buildings 9.0 -4.3
Public works 11.5 -0.5
Materials Construction of buildings 3.6 4.3
Existing buildings 2.2 2.6
Civil engineering 6.3 1.9
Specialised works for civil engineering 3.1 3.2
  • Note: The labour costs in construction changes are calculated using the labor cost index – total labour costs in the construction sector. For futher information: https://www.insee.fr/en/statistiques/5396799
  • Source : INSEE

Production costs in construction

Production costs in construction
Construction of buildings Civil engineering Specialised construction works Construction
2015-01 100.1 100.0 99.9 99.9
2015-02 100.2 99.3 100.0 99.9
2015-03 100.2 100.8 100.1 100.2
2015-04 100.2 101.0 100.0 100.2
2015-05 100.3 101.7 100.1 100.4
2015-06 100.1 102.0 100.1 100.4
2015-07 100.2 101.7 100.1 100.4
2015-08 100.2 100.6 100.1 100.2
2015-09 99.7 98.9 99.8 99.7
2015-10 99.5 98.4 99.8 99.5
2015-11 99.6 98.2 100.0 99.7
2015-12 99.5 97.3 99.9 99.5
2016-01 99.3 96.1 99.8 99.2
2016-02 99.2 95.7 99.9 99.1
2016-03 99.4 96.0 100.1 99.4
2016-04 99.3 96.3 100.0 99.4
2016-05 99.6 97.1 100.2 99.6
2016-06 100.0 98.5 100.5 100.1
2016-07 100.2 99.0 100.6 100.3
2016-08 100.4 98.9 100.8 100.4
2016-09 100.5 99.1 100.9 100.5
2016-10 100.4 99.6 100.9 100.6
2016-11 100.5 100.2 100.9 100.7
2016-12 100.7 100.6 101.2 101.0
2017-01 101.3 102.7 101.8 101.9
2017-02 101.7 102.9 102.1 102.2
2017-03 102.0 102.9 102.4 102.5
2017-04 102.3 102.5 102.6 102.6
2017-05 102.2 102.7 102.5 102.5
2017-06 102.2 102.3 102.6 102.5
2017-07 102.2 102.1 102.6 102.5
2017-08 102.4 102.2 102.7 102.6
2017-09 102.2 102.5 102.6 102.5
2017-10 103.0 103.4 103.2 103.2
2017-11 103.3 104.2 103.7 103.7
2017-12 103.8 105.0 104.1 104.2
2018-01 104.1 105.7 104.4 104.6
2018-02 104.1 105.7 104.4 104.6
2018-03 104.0 105.2 104.3 104.4
2018-04 104.4 105.9 104.6 104.8
2018-05 104.8 107.2 105.1 105.4
2018-06 104.9 109.0 105.3 105.8
2018-07 105.0 109.3 105.5 106.0
2018-08 105.2 109.8 105.6 106.3
2018-09 105.2 110.0 105.6 106.3
2018-10 105.3 110.6 105.8 106.5
2018-11 105.2 111.3 105.6 106.5
2018-12 105.1 109.4 105.6 106.1
2019-01 105.7 108.3 106.0 106.4
2019-02 106.2 109.2 106.6 107.0
2019-03 106.5 110.8 107.0 107.6
2019-04 106.5 111.1 107.0 107.6
2019-05 106.3 111.3 106.8 107.4
2019-06 106.2 110.6 106.5 107.1
2019-07 106.4 110.3 106.8 107.3
2019-08 106.7 110.5 107.0 107.5
2019-09 106.7 109.5 107.1 107.5
2019-10 106.5 109.7 107.0 107.4
2019-11 106.3 108.1 106.8 106.9
2019-12 106.2 107.7 106.7 106.8
2020-01 106.6 109.4 107.1 107.4
2020-02 106.7 110.3 107.3 107.7
2020-03 106.8 109.4 107.3 107.6
2020-04 107.3 106.1 108.0 107.6
2020-05 108.4 106.3 109.0 108.5
2020-06 109.5 108.1 110.2 109.8
2020-07 108.8 110.3 109.5 109.6
2020-08 108.2 109.8 108.9 108.9
2020-09 107.4 108.9 108.0 108.1
2020-10 107.5 107.7 108.1 108.0
2020-11 107.9 107.7 108.3 108.1
2020-12 108.4 108.4 108.8 108.7
2021-01 109.1 110.4 109.3 109.4
2021-02 109.6 111.6 109.7 110.0
2021-03 110.1 113.0 109.9 110.4

Production costs in construction

  • Source: INSEE.

Materials cost

Materials cost
Construction of buildings Civil engineering Existing buildings Special works for civil engin.
2015-01 100.8 101.1 100.6 100.9
2015-02 100.9 97.7 100.5 100.1
2015-03 100.8 101.7 100.4 99.9
2015-04 100.8 101.8 100.2 100.2
2015-05 100.9 103.7 100.3 100.4
2015-06 100.4 104.8 100.2 100.3
2015-07 100.3 104.2 100.2 100.1
2015-08 100.3 102.1 100.2 100.6
2015-09 99.6 97.5 99.8 100.1
2015-10 99.0 96.2 99.7 99.6
2015-11 98.6 95.4 99.1 99.2
2015-12 97.8 93.8 98.8 98.6
2016-01 97.0 90.0 98.5 99.2
2016-02 96.5 88.8 98.1 98.6
2016-03 96.3 88.8 98.1 98.0
2016-04 96.2 89.6 97.9 98.3
2016-05 97.0 91.1 98.2 98.4
2016-06 97.9 94.5 98.7 98.7
2016-07 98.0 96.1 98.7 98.7
2016-08 98.5 95.7 98.9 98.7
2016-09 98.6 96.1 98.9 98.8
2016-10 97.9 96.6 98.5 98.5
2016-11 97.9 98.1 98.5 98.3
2016-12 98.2 98.5 98.9 98.2
2017-01 99.1 102.9 99.8 99.2
2017-02 99.4 102.8 100.0 99.1
2017-03 99.7 102.7 100.3 98.9
2017-04 100.2 101.5 100.6 98.9
2017-05 100.1 102.6 100.7 99.3
2017-06 100.1 101.8 100.9 99.1
2017-07 99.8 101.5 100.8 99.2
2017-08 100.2 101.7 101.2 99.2
2017-09 100.2 102.3 100.9 99.4
2017-10 101.2 103.7 101.5 99.9
2017-11 101.2 104.6 101.4 100.2
2017-12 101.4 106.0 101.5 100.1
2018-01 102.4 106.4 102.3 101.3
2018-02 102.6 106.6 102.5 101.2
2018-03 102.7 105.7 102.6 101.3
2018-04 103.1 106.7 103.3 101.8
2018-05 103.3 109.3 103.8 102.2
2018-06 103.1 113.6 103.6 101.6
2018-07 102.8 114.1 103.6 101.6
2018-08 103.1 115.3 103.6 101.9
2018-09 103.2 115.5 103.5 102.1
2018-10 103.3 116.6 103.4 101.9
2018-11 103.1 119.3 103.5 101.6
2018-12 102.8 114.7 103.4 101.1
2019-01 103.8 110.7 104.0 103.0
2019-02 104.0 111.9 104.3 102.7
2019-03 104.2 115.2 104.4 102.8
2019-04 104.1 116.1 104.5 103.1
2019-05 104.1 117.4 104.5 103.0
2019-06 104.1 116.3 104.0 102.8
2019-07 103.7 114.8 103.6 102.6
2019-08 103.8 115.3 103.4 102.4
2019-09 103.6 111.7 103.3 102.2
2019-10 103.2 112.9 103.2 101.7
2019-11 103.0 108.9 103.5 101.5
2019-12 103.0 107.6 103.3 101.3
2020-01 103.4 111.8 103.5 102.0
2020-02 103.2 114.2 103.6 102.1
2020-03 103.3 112.9 103.7 102.3
2020-04 103.0 104.6 103.4 102.5
2020-05 103.4 103.9 103.0 102.5
2020-06 103.7 106.3 103.0 102.2
2020-07 103.2 113.1 103.2 102.0
2020-08 103.4 112.9 103.7 102.1
2020-09 103.7 111.9 104.0 102.1
2020-10 103.7 108.7 103.9 102.1
2020-11 104.1 107.8 103.8 102.4
2020-12 104.4 108.4 104.3 102.3
2021-01 106.4 112.2 105.4 104.8
2021-02 107.7 114.9 106.4 105.3
2021-03 109.2 118.3 107.1 106.1

Materials cost

  • Source: INSEE.

Equipment cost

Equipment cost
Public works Buildings
2015-01 99.9 99.1
2015-02 100.0 98.7
2015-03 100.0 99.1
2015-04 99.7 98.5
2015-05 99.6 99.1
2015-06 99.7 99.4
2015-07 99.8 98.8
2015-08 100.8 100.2
2015-09 100.5 100.2
2015-10 100.3 101.9
2015-11 100.0 103.2
2015-12 99.7 101.9
2016-01 100.0 100.6
2016-02 100.0 100.7
2016-03 100.2 101.2
2016-04 100.1 100.7
2016-05 100.2 100.1
2016-06 100.1 101.2
2016-07 99.9 100.3
2016-08 99.9 100.3
2016-09 100.0 100.5
2016-10 99.7 101.1
2016-11 99.9 100.7
2016-12 100.0 100.7
2017-01 100.4 101.2
2017-02 100.7 99.9
2017-03 100.6 100.1
2017-04 100.6 100.2
2017-05 100.6 100.1
2017-06 100.6 99.9
2017-07 100.1 99.9
2017-08 100.2 100.0
2017-09 100.2 99.8
2017-10 100.4 100.0
2017-11 100.3 99.9
2017-12 100.1 100.1
2018-01 100.6 100.1
2018-02 100.6 100.2
2018-03 100.5 100.2
2018-04 100.7 98.3
2018-05 100.8 99.2
2018-06 101.0 100.2
2018-07 101.1 100.6
2018-08 100.9 100.6
2018-09 101.1 100.8
2018-10 100.4 100.8
2018-11 100.6 100.9
2018-12 100.6 101.2
2019-01 101.4 100.3
2019-02 101.5 100.6
2019-03 101.9 101.4
2019-04 101.4 102.4
2019-05 101.1 101.9
2019-06 101.2 101.9
2019-07 101.5 101.9
2019-08 101.5 101.7
2019-09 101.9 101.7
2019-10 101.2 102.4
2019-11 100.6 102.0
2019-12 100.7 102.9
2020-01 100.2 103.2
2020-02 100.8 103.9
2020-03 101.4 104.2
2020-04 99.8 103.9
2020-05 99.7 104.1
2020-06 99.8 104.3
2020-07 100.5 104.2
2020-08 100.8 104.4
2020-09 101.1 104.5
2020-10 100.2 104.4
2020-11 100.5 102.8
2020-12 100.5 102.9
2021-01 103.3 103.8
2021-02 103.4 104.4
2021-03 103.5 104.0

Equipment cost

  • Source: INSEE

Energy cost

Energy cost
Buildings Public works
2015-01 96.9 95.7
2015-02 101.7 104.1
2015-03 104.8 105.3
2015-04 104.4 107.7
2015-05 106.7 109.1
2015-06 105.3 107.4
2015-07 102.8 102.8
2015-08 97.6 96.1
2015-09 95.8 95.3
2015-10 95.8 94.8
2015-11 95.2 94.4
2015-12 92.9 87.3
2016-01 89.0 86.1
2016-02 88.2 85.8
2016-03 91.2 88.7
2016-04 91.9 88.8
2016-05 96.1 93.2
2016-06 100.7 96.7
2016-07 98.3 93.8
2016-08 95.2 93.1
2016-09 96.6 94.0
2016-10 98.9 98.0
2016-11 100.2 98.2
2016-12 101.2 102.5
2017-01 109.6 108.5
2017-02 109.7 108.8
2017-03 108.1 106.4
2017-04 107.8 105.8
2017-05 105.1 102.7
2017-06 102.6 99.6
2017-07 101.6 99.6
2017-08 103.6 100.9
2017-09 105.6 103.1
2017-10 107.6 104.7
2017-11 110.2 108.7
2017-12 110.6 109.5
2018-01 120.1 118.2
2018-02 119.3 117.3
2018-03 118.6 116.9
2018-04 121.2 119.4
2018-05 125.7 122.3
2018-06 126.9 123.1
2018-07 125.4 122.7
2018-08 125.7 123.2
2018-09 128.0 125.0
2018-10 132.0 129.3
2018-11 128.4 125.1
2018-12 123.2 119.7
2019-01 121.2 119.6
2019-02 124.5 124.8
2019-03 126.6 126.6
2019-04 127.3 127.1
2019-05 128.5 125.6
2019-06 123.6 119.9
2019-07 123.2 121.1
2019-08 122.4 118.6
2019-09 124.3 121.6
2019-10 124.8 120.3
2019-11 124.8 120.8
2019-12 126.7 122.9
2020-01 127.5 124.0
2020-02 121.3 119.7
2020-03 112.7 108.5
2020-04 105.4 99.8
2020-05 101.1 97.6
2020-06 104.6 101.6
2020-07 107.2 103.7
2020-08 106.7 103.5
2020-09 104.2 101.2
2020-10 103.9 101.6
2020-11 104.7 103.8
2020-12 108.6 109.1
2021-01 111.5 112.6
2021-02 115.5 117.8
2021-03 118.9 120.2

Energy cost

  • Source: INSEE.

Revision

In Q4 2020, the variation of producer costs in construction has been revised downwards about 0.2 points: It stood at –0.6% instead of +0.4% as published in March 2021.

For further information

Monthly production cost indices are released every three months.

These indices aggregate the cost indices of six factors of production, four of which are commented here (equipment, labour, energy and materials) and account for more than 8/9 in the calculation of the producer costs in construction.

These indices are subject to revision. They are primarily used as inputs for the national accounts and macroeconomics analyses.

Next issue: end of September 2021

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Monthly production cost indices are released every three months.

These indices aggregate the cost indices of six factors of production, four of which are commented here (equipment, labour, energy and materials) and account for more than 8/9 in the calculation of the producer costs in construction.

These indices are subject to revision. They are primarily used as inputs for the national accounts and macroeconomics analyses.

Next issue: end of September 2021

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