Austrian Construction Costs up by 3.2% in 2010

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: January 18, 2011; 00:08 ♦ (Vindobona)

Construction cost index 2010: increase of all three construction branches in annual comparison.

Austrian Construction Costs up by 3.2% in 2010 / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The construction cost index for construction of residential buildings, averaged over 2010, reached 119.3 index points according to calculations by Statistics Austria. This represents an increase of 3.2% over the year 2009. Concerning the cost index subdivided into the cost groups wages and material, wages increased by 2.0% and material costs rose by 4.2% compared to the previous year.…