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Informations Rapides · 23 September 2022 · n° 252
Informations rapidesIn Q2 2022, production costs in construction rose by 3.6% Costs of production indices in construction - second quarter 2022

In Q2 2022, the production costs in construction rose by 3.6% over a quarter, after +2.8% in the first quarter. They sped up in specialized construction works (+2.8% after +2.4%), as well as in civil engineering (+6.8% after +4.2%) and in buildings construction (+3.5% after +2.8%). These rises were mainly due to the increase in the costs of materials (+14.0% in civil engineering and +6.8% in buildings construction), especially steel products and petroleum based products such as bitumen.

Year on year, the production costs for construction went up by 10.1% in Q2 2022 (after +7.4% in the first quarter). They sped up in specialized construction works (+8.6% after +6.4%), in civil engineering (+17.2% after +12.2%) and in buildings construction (+10.2% after +7.6%).

Informations rapides
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Paru le :Paru le23/09/2022

In Q2 2022, the production costs in construction rose by 3.6% over a quarter, after +2.8% in the first quarter. They sped up in specialized construction works (+2.8% after +2.4%), as well as in civil engineering (+6.8% after +4.2%) and in buildings construction (+3.5% after +2.8%). These rises were mainly due to the increase in the costs of materials (+14.0% in civil engineering and +6.8% in buildings construction), especially steel products and petroleum based products such as bitumen.

Year on year, the production costs for construction went up by 10.1% in Q2 2022 (after +7.4% in the first quarter). They sped up in specialized construction works (+8.6% after +6.4%), in civil engineering (+17.2% after +12.2%) and in buildings construction (+10.2% after +7.6%).

Variations in producer cost indices for construction

In %
Variations in producer cost indices for construction (In %)
Heading Weights (in %) Q2 2022/ Q1 2022 Q2 2022/ Q2 2021
F Construction 100.0 3.6 10.1
 41.2 Construction of buildings 10.2 3.5 10.2
 42 Civil engineering 15.9 6.8 17.2
 43 Specialised construction works 73.9 2.8 8.6
   43BT Buildings 65.2 2.8 8.4
      43BTC New buildings 24.7 3.5 10.1
      43BTR Existing buildings 40.5 2.4 7.3
   43TP Specialised works for civil engineering 8.7 2.9 9.9
Buildings (41.2 + 43BT) 75.4 2.9 8.6
Public works (42 + 43TP) 24.6 5.5 14.7
  • Source: INSEE

Breakdown of production costs in construction

In %
Breakdown of production costs in construction (In %)
Costs Items Q2 2022/ Q1 2022 Q2 2022/ Q2 2021
Equipment Buildings 2.0 4.2
Public works 1.0 5.2
Labour Labour costs in construction 0.7 2.9
Energy Buildings 9.2 38.7
Public works 8.5 43.0
Materials Construction of buildings 6.8 20.0
Existing buildings 5.6 18.3
Civil engineering 14.0 32.3
Specialised works for civil engineering 5.9 15.4
  • 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?conjoncture=38
  • Source: INSEE

Production costs in construction

Production costs in construction
Construction Construction of buildings Civil engineering Specialised construction works
2022-06 123.1 122.8 135.0 120.6
2022-05 122.1 122.2 133.2 119.8
2022-04 121.2 120.9 132.7 118.8
2022-03 119.5 119.0 128.7 117.6
2022-02 117.7 117.7 124.5 116.3
2022-01 116.6 116.7 122.2 115.4
2021-12 114.9 114.7 120.1 113.8
2021-11 115.0 114.7 120.7 113.8
2021-10 114.4 114.3 119.3 113.4
2021-09 114.0 113.8 118.5 113.0
2021-08 113.4 113.5 117.5 112.6
2021-07 112.8 112.8 116.6 112.0
2021-06 111.5 111.3 114.6 110.8
2021-05 110.8 110.5 113.7 110.2
2021-04 110.5 110.1 113.7 109.9
2021-03 110.2 109.9 112.8 109.6
2021-02 109.8 109.4 111.5 109.5
2021-01 109.3 109.0 110.3 109.2
2020-12 108.6 108.3 108.3 108.7
2020-11 108.1 107.9 107.6 108.2
2020-10 107.9 107.5 107.7 108.1
2020-09 108.1 107.4 108.8 108.0
2020-08 109.0 108.2 109.8 108.9
2020-07 109.6 108.8 110.3 109.6
2020-06 109.9 109.6 108.2 110.3
2020-05 108.5 108.4 106.3 109.0
2020-04 107.6 107.3 106.0 107.9
2020-03 107.5 106.6 109.3 107.2
2020-02 107.6 106.6 110.2 107.2
2020-01 107.3 106.5 109.4 107.0
2019-12 106.8 106.2 107.7 106.7
2019-11 106.9 106.3 108.1 106.8
2019-10 107.4 106.5 109.7 107.0
2019-09 107.5 106.7 109.5 107.1
2019-08 107.5 106.7 110.5 107.0
2019-07 107.3 106.4 110.3 106.8
2019-06 107.1 106.2 110.6 106.5
2019-05 107.4 106.3 111.3 106.8
2019-04 107.6 106.5 111.1 107.0
2019-03 107.6 106.5 110.8 107.0
2019-02 107.0 106.2 109.2 106.6
2019-01 106.4 105.7 108.3 106.0
2018-12 106.1 105.1 109.4 105.6
2018-11 106.5 105.2 111.3 105.6
2018-10 106.5 105.3 110.6 105.8
2018-09 106.3 105.2 110.0 105.6
2018-08 106.3 105.2 109.8 105.6
2018-07 106.0 105.0 109.3 105.5
2018-06 105.8 104.9 109.0 105.3
2018-05 105.4 104.8 107.2 105.1
2018-04 104.8 104.4 105.9 104.6
2018-03 104.4 104.0 105.2 104.3
2018-02 104.6 104.1 105.7 104.4
2018-01 104.6 104.1 105.7 104.4
2017-12 104.2 103.8 105.0 104.1
2017-11 103.7 103.3 104.2 103.7
2017-10 103.2 103.0 103.4 103.2
2017-09 102.5 102.2 102.5 102.6
2017-08 102.6 102.4 102.2 102.7
2017-07 102.5 102.2 102.1 102.6
2017-06 102.5 102.2 102.3 102.6
2017-05 102.5 102.2 102.7 102.5
2017-04 102.6 102.3 102.5 102.6
2017-03 102.5 102.0 102.9 102.4
2017-02 102.2 101.7 102.9 102.1
2017-01 101.9 101.3 102.7 101.8
2016-12 101.0 100.7 100.6 101.2
2016-11 100.7 100.5 100.2 100.9
2016-10 100.6 100.4 99.6 100.9
2016-09 100.5 100.5 99.1 100.9
2016-08 100.4 100.4 98.9 100.8
2016-07 100.3 100.2 99.0 100.6
2016-06 100.1 100.0 98.5 100.5
2016-05 99.6 99.6 97.1 100.2
2016-04 99.4 99.3 96.3 100.0
2016-03 99.4 99.4 96.0 100.1
2016-02 99.1 99.2 95.7 99.9
2016-01 99.2 99.3 96.1 99.8
2015-12 99.5 99.5 97.3 99.9
2015-11 99.7 99.6 98.2 100.0
2015-10 99.5 99.5 98.4 99.8
2015-09 99.7 99.7 98.9 99.8
2015-08 100.2 100.2 100.6 100.1
2015-07 100.4 100.2 101.7 100.1
2015-06 100.4 100.1 102.0 100.1
2015-05 100.4 100.3 101.7 100.1
2015-04 100.2 100.2 101.0 100.0
2015-03 100.2 100.2 100.8 100.1
2015-02 99.9 100.2 99.3 100.0
2015-01 99.9 100.1 100.0 99.9

Production costs in construction

  • Source: INSEE.

Materials cost

Materials cost
Construction of buildings Civil engineering Existing buildings Special works for civil engin.
2022-06 134.3 163.1 131.1 125.7
2022-05 133.8 160.0 129.6 124.2
2022-04 130.9 159.1 127.4 121.1
2022-03 126.4 147.6 124.5 117.7
2022-02 124.4 140.0 122.3 116.4
2022-01 122.8 135.5 120.7 116.1
2021-12 118.3 133.7 117.8 111.2
2021-11 118.2 135.4 117.5 111.3
2021-10 117.3 131.8 116.2 110.7
2021-09 116.7 131.1 115.1 111.0
2021-08 116.1 129.1 114.3 110.6
2021-07 115.1 127.2 113.0 109.7
2021-06 112.4 122.8 111.0 108.3
2021-05 110.4 121.0 109.0 107.0
2021-04 109.7 120.7 108.0 106.3
2021-03 109.1 118.2 107.1 106.0
2021-02 107.7 114.9 106.4 105.3
2021-01 106.4 112.2 105.4 104.8
2020-12 104.4 108.4 104.3 102.3
2020-11 104.1 107.8 103.8 102.4
2020-10 103.7 108.7 103.9 102.1
2020-09 103.7 111.9 104.0 102.1
2020-08 103.4 112.9 103.7 102.1
2020-07 103.2 113.1 103.2 102.0
2020-06 103.7 106.3 103.0 102.2
2020-05 103.4 103.9 103.0 102.5
2020-04 103.0 104.6 103.4 102.5
2020-03 103.3 112.9 103.7 102.3
2020-02 103.2 114.2 103.6 102.1
2020-01 103.4 111.8 103.5 102.0
2019-12 103.0 107.6 103.3 101.3
2019-11 103.0 108.9 103.5 101.5
2019-10 103.2 112.9 103.2 101.7
2019-09 103.6 111.7 103.3 102.2
2019-08 103.8 115.3 103.4 102.4
2019-07 103.7 114.8 103.6 102.6
2019-06 104.1 116.3 104.0 102.8
2019-05 104.1 117.4 104.5 103.0
2019-04 104.1 116.1 104.5 103.1
2019-03 104.2 115.2 104.4 102.8
2019-02 104.0 111.9 104.3 102.7
2019-01 103.8 110.7 104.0 103.0
2018-12 102.8 114.7 103.4 101.1
2018-11 103.1 119.3 103.5 101.6
2018-10 103.3 116.6 103.4 101.9
2018-09 103.2 115.5 103.5 102.1
2018-08 103.1 115.3 103.6 101.9
2018-07 102.8 114.1 103.6 101.6
2018-06 103.1 113.6 103.6 101.6
2018-05 103.3 109.3 103.8 102.2
2018-04 103.1 106.7 103.3 101.8
2018-03 102.7 105.7 102.6 101.3
2018-02 102.6 106.6 102.5 101.2
2018-01 102.4 106.4 102.3 101.3
2017-12 101.4 106.0 101.5 100.1
2017-11 101.2 104.6 101.4 100.2
2017-10 101.2 103.7 101.5 99.9
2017-09 100.2 102.3 100.9 99.4
2017-08 100.2 101.7 101.2 99.2
2017-07 99.8 101.5 100.8 99.2
2017-06 100.1 101.8 100.9 99.1
2017-05 100.1 102.6 100.7 99.3
2017-04 100.2 101.5 100.6 98.9
2017-03 99.7 102.7 100.3 98.9
2017-02 99.4 102.8 100.0 99.1
2017-01 99.1 102.9 99.8 99.2
2016-12 98.2 98.5 98.9 98.2
2016-11 97.9 98.1 98.5 98.3
2016-10 97.9 96.6 98.5 98.5
2016-09 98.6 96.1 98.9 98.8
2016-08 98.5 95.7 98.9 98.7
2016-07 98.0 96.1 98.7 98.7
2016-06 97.9 94.5 98.7 98.7
2016-05 97.0 91.1 98.2 98.4
2016-04 96.2 89.6 97.9 98.3
2016-03 96.3 88.8 98.1 98.0
2016-02 96.5 88.8 98.1 98.6
2016-01 97.0 90.0 98.5 99.2
2015-12 97.8 93.8 98.8 98.6
2015-11 98.6 95.4 99.1 99.2
2015-10 99.0 96.2 99.7 99.6
2015-09 99.6 97.5 99.8 100.1
2015-08 100.3 102.1 100.2 100.6
2015-07 100.3 104.2 100.2 100.1
2015-06 100.4 104.8 100.2 100.3
2015-05 100.9 103.7 100.3 100.4
2015-04 100.8 101.8 100.2 100.2
2015-03 100.8 101.7 100.4 99.9
2015-02 100.9 97.7 100.5 100.1
2015-01 100.8 101.1 100.6 100.9

Materials cost

  • Source: INSEE.

Equipment cost

Equipment cost
Buildings Public works
2022-06 109.1 109.0
2022-05 108.1 108.9
2022-04 107.8 109.0
2022-03 106.4 107.9
2022-02 106.0 108.2
2022-01 106.1 107.7
2021-12 105.1 105.3
2021-11 105.1 105.0
2021-10 104.8 104.9
2021-09 104.2 104.4
2021-08 104.3 104.0
2021-07 104.1 104.1
2021-06 103.8 103.8
2021-05 104.0 103.4
2021-04 104.0 103.6
2021-03 104.0 103.4
2021-02 104.4 103.2
2021-01 103.8 103.2
2020-12 102.9 100.4
2020-11 102.8 100.4
2020-10 104.4 100.1
2020-09 104.5 100.9
2020-08 104.4 100.7
2020-07 104.2 100.4
2020-06 104.3 99.8
2020-05 104.1 99.7
2020-04 103.9 99.8
2020-03 104.2 101.4
2020-02 103.9 100.8
2020-01 103.2 100.2
2019-12 102.9 100.7
2019-11 102.0 100.6
2019-10 102.4 101.2
2019-09 101.7 101.9
2019-08 101.7 101.5
2019-07 101.9 101.5
2019-06 101.9 101.2
2019-05 101.9 101.1
2019-04 102.4 101.4
2019-03 101.4 101.9
2019-02 100.6 101.5
2019-01 100.3 101.4
2018-12 101.2 100.6
2018-11 100.9 100.6
2018-10 100.8 100.4
2018-09 100.8 101.1
2018-08 100.6 100.9
2018-07 100.6 101.1
2018-06 100.2 101.0
2018-05 99.2 100.8
2018-04 98.3 100.7
2018-03 100.2 100.5
2018-02 100.2 100.6
2018-01 100.1 100.6
2017-12 100.1 100.1
2017-11 99.9 100.3
2017-10 100.0 100.4
2017-09 99.8 100.2
2017-08 100.0 100.2
2017-07 99.9 100.1
2017-06 99.9 100.6
2017-05 100.1 100.6
2017-04 100.2 100.6
2017-03 100.1 100.6
2017-02 99.9 100.7
2017-01 101.2 100.4
2016-12 100.7 100.0
2016-11 100.7 99.9
2016-10 101.1 99.7
2016-09 100.5 100.0
2016-08 100.3 99.9
2016-07 100.3 99.9
2016-06 101.2 100.1
2016-05 100.1 100.2
2016-04 100.7 100.1
2016-03 101.2 100.2
2016-02 100.7 100.0
2016-01 100.6 100.0
2015-12 101.9 99.7
2015-11 103.2 100.0
2015-10 101.9 100.3
2015-09 100.2 100.5
2015-08 100.2 100.8
2015-07 98.8 99.8
2015-06 99.4 99.7
2015-05 99.1 99.6
2015-04 98.5 99.7
2015-03 99.1 100.0
2015-02 98.7 100.0
2015-01 99.1 99.9

Equipment cost

  • Source: INSEE

Energy cost

Energy cost
Buildings Public works
2022-06 177.4 177.1
2022-05 161.2 166.1
2022-04 158.5 164.8
2022-03 171.2 175.3
2022-02 145.8 150.3
2022-01 138.1 142.5
2021-12 131.1 132.8
2021-11 133.7 132.7
2021-10 132.4 131.2
2021-09 124.4 123.4
2021-08 123.0 121.7
2021-07 123.7 122.0
2021-06 121.3 119.1
2021-05 119.2 117.8
2021-04 117.9 118.4
2021-03 118.9 120.1
2021-02 115.5 117.8
2021-01 111.5 112.6
2020-12 108.6 109.1
2020-11 104.7 103.8
2020-10 103.9 101.6
2020-09 104.2 101.2
2020-08 106.7 103.5
2020-07 107.2 103.7
2020-06 104.6 101.6
2020-05 101.1 97.6
2020-04 105.4 99.8
2020-03 112.7 108.5
2020-02 121.3 119.7
2020-01 127.5 124.0
2019-12 126.7 122.9
2019-11 124.8 120.8
2019-10 124.8 120.3
2019-09 124.3 121.6
2019-08 122.4 118.6
2019-07 123.2 121.1
2019-06 123.6 119.9
2019-05 128.5 125.6
2019-04 127.3 127.1
2019-03 126.6 126.6
2019-02 124.5 124.8
2019-01 121.2 119.6
2018-12 123.2 119.7
2018-11 128.4 125.1
2018-10 132.0 129.3
2018-09 128.0 125.0
2018-08 125.7 123.2
2018-07 125.4 122.7
2018-06 126.9 123.1
2018-05 125.7 122.3
2018-04 121.2 119.4
2018-03 118.6 116.9
2018-02 119.3 117.3
2018-01 120.1 118.2
2017-12 110.6 109.5
2017-11 110.2 108.7
2017-10 107.6 104.7
2017-09 105.6 103.1
2017-08 103.6 100.9
2017-07 101.6 99.6
2017-06 102.6 99.6
2017-05 105.1 102.7
2017-04 107.8 105.8
2017-03 108.1 106.4
2017-02 109.7 108.8
2017-01 109.6 108.5
2016-12 101.2 102.5
2016-11 100.2 98.2
2016-10 98.9 98.0
2016-09 96.6 94.0
2016-08 95.2 93.1
2016-07 98.3 93.8
2016-06 100.7 96.7
2016-05 96.1 93.2
2016-04 91.9 88.8
2016-03 91.2 88.7
2016-02 88.2 85.8
2016-01 89.0 86.1
2015-12 92.9 87.3
2015-11 95.2 94.4
2015-10 95.8 94.8
2015-09 95.8 95.3
2015-08 97.6 96.1
2015-07 102.8 102.8
2015-06 105.3 107.4
2015-05 106.7 109.1
2015-04 104.4 107.7
2015-03 104.8 105.3
2015-02 101.7 104.1
2015-01 96.9 95.7

Energy cost

  • Source: INSEE.

Revision

The Q1 2022 variation in producer costs in construction over a quarter has been revised downwards by 0.2 points: it now stands at +2.8%, instead of +3.0% as published in June 2022.

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 slightly less than 90% 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: mid-December 2022

Pour en savoir plus

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 slightly less than 90% 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: mid-December 2022

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