12 January 2017

2017- n° 11

In October 2016, near stability in producer costs for construction (+0.1%) Costs of production indices in construction - October 2016

In October 2016, producer costs in construction were virtually stable (+0.1% as in September). They rose in civil engineering (+0.4% after +0.2%) and they were virtually stable in specialised construction works (+0.1% as in September) and in the construction of buildings (−0.1% after +0.1%). Over a year, producer costs continued to accelerate in the entire construction sector (+1.4 % after +1.2%). This trend held for the three subsectors: the construction of buildings (+1.2% after +1.1%), the specialised construction works (+1.5% after +1.3%) and the sector of civil engineering (+1.2% after +0.4%).

In October 2016, material costs fell in building construction (−0.7% after +0.1%), in the renovation of existing building (−0.3% après −0.1%) and in specialised works for civil engineering (−0.2% after +0.2%). However, they increased again in civil engineering (+0.3% as in September). Over a year, material costs still decreased in the building industry –whether for new construction (−1.0%) or building renovation (−0.9%) – and in specialised works for civil engineering (−0.9%). They remained practically unchanged in civil engineering (−0.1% yoy)

In October 2016, equipment cost increased again in building construction (+0.5% after +0.2%). It was virtually stable in public works (+0.1% after 0.0% in September).

In October 2016, the cost of energy accelerated in building construction (+2.4% after +1.6%) and in public works (+3.4% after +1.1%).

Over a year, the cost of energy rebounded in public works for the first time since the end of 2012 (+3.2% after −0.7% in September). In building construction, it accelerated (+3.2% after +0.8%).