12 June 2015
2015- n° 142In March 2015, producer cost indices for construction increased slightly (+0.2%) Costs of production indices in construction - March 2015
In March 2015, producer costs for construction increased slightly again in construction (+0.2% after +0.1%; –1.4% over a year). They were stable in construction of buildings and in specialised construction works. They kept on recovering in civil engineering (+0.7% after +0.1%, -5.7% over a year).
In March 2015, producer costs for construction increased slightly again in construction (+0.2% after +0.1%; –1.4% over a year). They were stable in construction of buildings and in specialised construction works. They kept on recovering in civil engineering (+0.7% after +0.1%, -5.7% over a year).
tableautablo1 – Producer cost indices for construction
| NAF | Heading | Weights (in %) | Mar. 15/ Feb. 15 | Mar. 15/ Mar. 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Construction | 100.0 | + 0.2 | - 1.4 |
| 41.2 | Construction of buildings | 10.1 | 0.0 | - 0.3 |
| 42 | Civil engineering | 16.2 | + 0.7 | - 5.7 |
| 43 | Specialised construction works | 73.7 | 0.0 | - 0.5 |
| 43BT | of which for buildings | 64.2 | 0.0 | + 0.1 |
| 43BTC | of which for new building | 24.6 | 0.0 | - 0.3 |
| 43BTR | of which for existing buildings | 39.6 | 0.0 | + 0.3 |
| 43TP | Specialised works for civil engineering | 9.5 | + 0.5 | - 4.5 |
| BT | Buildings (41.2 + 43BT) | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TP | Public works (42 + 43TP) | 25.7 | + 0.6 | - 5.3 |
- Source: INSEE
tableautablo2 – Items of producer cost indices for construction
| Costs | items | T4 14 / T3 14 | T1 15 / T4 14 | Mar. 15/ Feb. 15 | Mar. 15/ Mar. 14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | Buildings - structural works | + 0.2 | + 1.0 | + 0.1 | + 1.7 | |
| Buildings - finishing | - 0.3 | + 1.9 | + 0.2 | + 1.6 | ||
| Public works | - 0.1 | + 0.6 | + 0.1 | - 0.4 | ||
| Labour | Labour costs in construction | + 0.5 | /// | /// | /// | |
| Energy | Buildings | - 5.2 | - 5.1 | + 3.0 | - 7.9 | |
| Public works | - 20.0 | - 5.6 | - 0.9 | - 20.5 | ||
| Material | Construction of buildings | - 0.8 | - 0.9 | - 0.1 | - 1.9 | |
| Existing buildings | - 0.1 | - 0.8 | - 0.2 | - 1.0 | ||
| Civil engineering | - 3.5 | - 9.0 | + 2.3 | - 12.1 | ||
| Specialised works for civil engineering | - 0.3 | - 0.4 | 0.0 | - 1.0 | ||
| Services | Construction | - 0.7 | + 0.3 | - 0.1 | + 0.4 | |
| Transport | Buildings | - 0.9 | - 1.1 | + 0.6 | - 1.1 | |
| Public works | - 0.5 | - 1.2 | 0.0 | - 1.8 | ||
- ///: non-published estimation.
- Source: INSEE
Materials
In March 2015, prices of materials for construction of buildings were virtually stable (-0.1%), the increase in the price of profiled steel (+2.5%) being offset by the fall in the price of cement (-1.2%). In civil engineering, the prices of materials recovered (+2.3% after –2.1%), due to the rebound of bitumen prices (+12.1% after –7.7%).
graphiqueGRCoutUK – Production costs in construction
- Source: INSEE
Equipment
In March 2015, the price of materials was almost stable in buildings - structural works (+0.1%) and in civil engineering (+0.1%); it increased slightly in buildings – finishing (+0.2%)
graphiqueGRKUK – Equipment cost
- Source: INSEE
Energy
In March 2015, cost of energy kept increasing in building construction (+3.0% after +5.0%; –7.9% over a year), due to the rebound of oil prices since February. In contrast, it decreased somehow in civil engineering (-0.9% after +17.3%; -20.5% over a year), due to the decrease in price of heavy fuel oil.
graphiqueGRenergie – Energy cost
- Source: INSEE
graphiqueGRtravailUK – Labour cost in construction
- Source: INSEE
graphiqueGRMUK – Materials costs
- Source: INSEE
tableaurevisionUK – Revisions of costs of production indices in construction
| Dec. 14 | Jan. 15 | Feb. 15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Construction | /// | /// | - 0,1 |
| 41.2 | Construction of buildings | 0,1 | - 0,1 | /// |
| 42 | Civil engineering | /// | /// | - 0,3 |
| 43 | Specialised construction works | 0,1 | /// | - 0,1 |
- Reading note: producer cost for construction in February 2015 published in May 2015 has been updated from +0.2% to +0.1%, that is to say a downward revision by 0.1 point.
- Source: INSEE
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Time series : Producer cost indices for construction
