Building materials made of steel, copper and other metals had some of the highest price growth rates in the U.S. in the first half of 2025 in comparison to the previous year. The growth rate of the cost of several construction materials was slightly lower than in late 2024. It is important to note, though, that the figures provided are Producer Price Indices, which cover production within the United States, but do not include imports or tariffs. This might matter for lumber, as Canada's wood production is normally large enough that the U.S. can import it from its neighboring country. Construction material prices in the United Kingdom Similarly to these trends in the U.S., at that time the price growth rate of construction materials in the UK were generally lower 2024 than in 2023. Nevertheless, the cost of some construction materials in the UK still rose that year, with several of those items reaching price growth rates of over **** percent. Considering that those materials make up a very big share of the costs incurred for a construction project, those developments may also have affected the average construction output price in the UK. Construction material shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic During the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic, there often were supply problems and material shortages, which created instability in the construction market. According to a survey among construction contractors, the construction materials most affected by shortages in the U.S. during most of 2021 were steel and lumber. This was also a problem on the other side of the Atlantic: The share of building construction companies experiencing shortages in Germany soared between March and June 2021, staying at high levels for over a year. Meanwhile, the shortage of material or equipment was one of the main factors limiting the building activity in France in June 2022.

Building construction price indexes (BCPI), percent change, by type of building and construction division. Quarterly data are available from the first quarter of 1982. The table presents quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year percentage changes for various aggregation levels. The base period for the index is (2017=100).

Construction Output Price Indices (OPIs) from January 2014 to June 2025, UK. Summary

The construction output price in the United Kingdom has reached an annual growth rate of two percent in June 2025 compared to the same month of the previous year. Construction costs had been increasing at a lower rate than in 2022 and 2023, but started rising again slowly in late 2024. The year-over-year growth rate was over 10 percent in May and July 2022. Public and private housing was the construction segment with the highest output price increase. How have material costs developed over the years? Several factors influence construction material costs, including supply and demand, regulatory requirements, and transportation logistics. Manufacturing efficiency and global trade policies also play a big part, along with economic factors like inflation and currency fluctuations. In June 2022, the price of construction materials for new houses in the UK were 53 percent higher than in 2015. What is the largest component of those costs? Labor costs are often one of the largest expenses in construction projects. That is due to the skilled nature of the work, which has a high demand for specialized trades. The construction sector's labor costs accounted for around 63 percent of the sector's earnings in the United Kingdom in 2024. In the past years, the size of labor costs as a share of the construction sector have increased slightly, but they were still lower than in before 2014. As of June 2025, the construction output price growth rate has been revised to 2.4 percent.

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Building construction price indexes (BCPI) by type of building. Quarterly data are available from the second quarter of 1982. The table presents quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year percentage changes for various aggregation levels. The base period for the index is (2017=100).

From 2015 to 2024, the construction output prices of public and private housing increased by ***** percent in the United Kingdom (UK). Meanwhile, the prices of industrial buildings increased by ***** percent during that period, and infrastructure prices by ***** percent. Housing and industrial are the segments that increased the most during that period. Balfour Beatty ranked in the past years as the construction firm with the largest revenue in the UK.

Italy - Construction cost index was EUR114.10 points in December of 2023, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Italy - Construction cost index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, Italy - Construction cost index reached a record high of EUR114.70 points in December of 2022 and a record low of EUR47.70 points in March of 1990.

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This dataset contains the indices of UK hourly Construction Wage Costs (quarterly; not seasonally adjusted; 2000 = 100) and UK Construction Material Prices for New Housing, Other New Work, Repair and Maintenance, and All Work (monthly; 2010 = 100).

Short-term business statistics (STS) give information on a wide range of economic activities. All STS data are index data. Additionally, annual absolute values are released for building permits indicators. Percentage changes are also available for each indicator: Infra-annual percentage changes - changes between two consecutive months or quarters - are calculated on the basis of non-adjusted data (prices) or calendar and seasonally adjusted data (volume and value indicators) and year-on-year changes - comparing a period to the same period one year ago - are calculated on the basis of non-adjusted data (prices and employment) or calendar adjusted data (volume and value indicators).

The index data are generally presented in the following forms:

• unadjusted
• calendar adjusted
• calendar and seasonally adjusted.

Depending on the EBS Regulation data are accessible as monthly, quarterly and annual data.

The STS indicators are listed below in five different sectors, reflecting the dissemination of these data in Eurostat’s online database “Eurobase”.

Based on the national data, Eurostat compiles short-term indicators for the EU and euro area. Among these, a list of indicators, called Principal European Economic Indicators (PEEIs) has been identified by key users as being of primary importance for the conduct of monetary and economic policy of the euro area. The PEEIs contributed by STS are marked with * in the text below.

The euro indicators are released through Eurostat's website.

INDUSTRY

• production (volume)*
• turnover: Total, Domestic market and Non-domestic market. A further breakdown of the non-domestic turnover into euro area and non-euro area is available for the euro area countries.
• producer prices (output prices)*: Total, Domestic market and Non-domestic market. A further breakdown of the non-domestic producer prices into euro area and non-euro area is available for the euro area countries.
• import prices*: Total, euro area market, Non euro area market (euro area countries only)
• labour input indicators: Number of employees and self-employed persons, Hours worked by employees, Gross wages and salaries

CONSTRUCTION

• production (volume)*
• building permits indicators*: number of dwellings, square meters of useful floor
• producer (output) prices in construction (if not available, they can be approximated by the construction costs variable)
• labour input indicators: number of employees and self-employed persons, hours worked by employees, gross wages and salaries

TRADE

• volume of sales (deflated turnover)*
• turnover (value)
• labour input indicators: number of employees and self-employed persons, hours worked by employees, gross wages and salaries

SERVICES

• production (volume)*
• turnover (in value)
• labour input indicators: number of employees and self-employed persons, hours worked by employees, gross wages and salaries
• producer prices (output prices)*

MARKET ECONOMY

• total market production (volume)
• registrations
• bankruptcies

National reference metadata of the reporting countries are available in the Annexes to this metadata file.

Infrastructure construction price index (ICPI). Annual data are available from 2010. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The base period for the index is (2010=100).

Brazil National Construction Cost Index: INCC-M data was reported at 1,074.292 Aug1994=100 in Jun 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,065.289 Aug1994=100 for May 2023. Brazil National Construction Cost Index: INCC-M data is updated monthly, averaging 405.212 Aug1994=100 from Jun 1989 (Median) to Jun 2023, with 353 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,074.292 Aug1994=100 in Jun 2023 and a record low of 0.000 Aug1994=100 in Jun 1989. Brazil National Construction Cost Index: INCC-M data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Getulio Vargas Foundation. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Construction and Properties Sector – Table BR.EA001: National Construction Cost Index.

France Construction Cost Index (CCI) data was reported at 1,699.000 4Q1953=100 in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,671.000 4Q1953=100 for Mar 2018. France Construction Cost Index (CCI) data is updated quarterly, averaging 855.000 4Q1953=100 from Dec 1953 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 259 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,699.000 4Q1953=100 in Jun 2018 and a record low of 98.000 4Q1953=100 in Dec 1954. France Construction Cost Index (CCI) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EA012: Construction Cost and Dwelling Rents.

Netherlands - Construction cost index was EUR123.00 points in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Netherlands - Construction cost index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, Netherlands - Construction cost index reached a record high of EUR123.00 points in June of 2025 and a record low of EUR62.90 points in March of 2000.

Germany - Construction cost index was EUR121.40 points in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Construction cost index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, Germany - Construction cost index reached a record high of EUR121.40 points in June of 2025 and a record low of EUR62.60 points in March of 2000.

Construction Cost Index: Urban Infrastructure: Delhi data was reported at 143.260 Oct2007=100 in Jul 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 143.240 Oct2007=100 for Jun 2021. Construction Cost Index: Urban Infrastructure: Delhi data is updated monthly, averaging 141.015 Oct2007=100 from Oct 2007 (Median) to Jul 2021, with 166 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 143.260 Oct2007=100 in Jul 2021 and a record low of 100.000 Oct2007=100 in Oct 2007. Construction Cost Index: Urban Infrastructure: Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Construction Industry Development Council. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.EB020: Construction Cost Index: Construction Industry Development Council: Delhi.

The objective of the construction cost index is to show the development of costs incurred by the contractor/producer to carry out the construction process, in others words the cost of labour, materials and plant and overheads. The construction sector corresponds to the NACE Rev. 2 section F. Building construction (CC1) is further subdivided in residential building (CC11) and non-residential building (CC12). Data are not seasonally adjusted.

Czech Republic - Construction cost index was CZK129.00 points in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Czech Republic - Construction cost index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, Czech Republic - Construction cost index reached a record high of CZK129.00 points in June of 2025 and a record low of CZK56.30 points in March of 2000.