Building construction price indexes (BCPI), percent change, by type of building and construction division. Quarterly data are available from the first quarter of 1981. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The base period for the index is (2023=100).

The cost of construction index (CCI) for residential buildings in France has surged since 2020. In the first quarter of 2023, the cost of construction index (CCI) French residential buildings reached 2,077, up from 1,753 index points in the second quarter of 2020. The index measures the development of residential construction costs with 1952 chosen as a base year with an index value of 100. A value of 2,000 suggests that construction costs have risen 20 times since that year.

Construction Cost Index: North West: Buildings: Renovated: Residential data was reported at 119.000 Oct2020=100 in Oct 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 118.600 Oct2020=100 for Apr 2024. Construction Cost Index: North West: Buildings: Renovated: Residential data is updated semiannually, averaging 96.600 Oct2020=100 from Oct 1998 (Median) to Oct 2024, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 119.000 Oct2020=100 in Oct 2024 and a record low of 77.400 Oct2020=100 in Apr 1999. Construction Cost Index: North West: Buildings: Renovated: Residential data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.EA011: Construction Cost Index: October 2020 =100.

The construction output price in the United Kingdom has reached an annual growth rate of *** 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 ** 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 ** 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 ** 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 *** percent.

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.

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).

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

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Switzerland Construction Cost Index: East: Buildings: Residential: Individual Dwelling Construction data was reported at 115.200 Oct2020=100 in Oct 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 115.000 Oct2020=100 for Apr 2024. Switzerland Construction Cost Index: East: Buildings: Residential: Individual Dwelling Construction data is updated semiannually, averaging 98.000 Oct2020=100 from Oct 2010 (Median) to Oct 2024, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 115.200 Oct2020=100 in Oct 2024 and a record low of 94.900 Oct2020=100 in Oct 2016. Switzerland Construction Cost Index: East: Buildings: Residential: Individual Dwelling Construction data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.EA011: Construction Cost Index: October 2020 =100.

During the observed period, the data Portugal's new housing construction cost index reached nearly 123 points by January 2025, reflecting a significant increase from the base year of 2021. This overall rise in construction costs includes increases in the indexes of both materials and, especially, labor cost in the construction sector. Trends in residential construction The proportion of one-dwelling residential construction in Portugal has grown steadily since 2017, accounting for 66 percent of new builds in 2023. This trend coincides with a decrease in mostly non-residential construction, which fell to its lowest share of approximately 23 percent in the same year. The northern region of Portugal has emerged as a hotspot for new housing, completing over 10,100 new dwellings for family housing in 2023, while Greater Lisbon saw a preference for three-bedroom dwellings in new constructions. Housing market dynamics Despite the growing construction costs, Portugal's residential property sector is performing confidently, which is reflected in rising residential construction permits. The number of permits issued for residential property construction, which had declined sharply from nearly 66,000 in 2007 to less than 25,000 in 2020, rebounded to almost 32,000 in 2023, an uptick that does not match Portugal’s severe housing problems.

Switzerland Construction Cost Index: East: Buildings: Renovated: Residential data was reported at 114.100 Oct2020=100 in Oct 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 114.800 Oct2020=100 for Apr 2024. Switzerland Construction Cost Index: East: Buildings: Renovated: Residential data is updated semiannually, averaging 95.600 Oct2020=100 from Oct 1998 (Median) to Oct 2024, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 114.800 Oct2020=100 in Apr 2024 and a record low of 77.600 Oct2020=100 in Oct 1998. Switzerland Construction Cost Index: East: Buildings: Renovated: Residential data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.EA011: Construction Cost Index: October 2020 =100.

Switzerland Construction Cost Index: Lake Geneva: Buildings: Residential: Individual Dwelling Construction data was reported at 113.000 Oct2020=100 in Oct 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 112.300 Oct2020=100 for Apr 2024. Switzerland Construction Cost Index: Lake Geneva: Buildings: Residential: Individual Dwelling Construction data is updated semiannually, averaging 100.700 Oct2020=100 from Oct 2010 (Median) to Oct 2024, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 113.000 Oct2020=100 in Oct 2024 and a record low of 98.700 Oct2020=100 in Oct 2010. Switzerland Construction Cost Index: Lake Geneva: Buildings: Residential: Individual Dwelling Construction data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.EA011: Construction Cost Index: October 2020 =100.

The prices of many construction materials in the United Kingdom kept increasing in 2024, but more moderately than in previous years. There were also several building materials whose prices fell that year. One of the most extreme examples was the price of flexible plastic pipes and fittings, which rose by over 14 percent that year. The price of a couple steel products fell by over 10 percent that year. In late 2024, copper-based products were among the building materials with the highest price increases in the U.S.

Ireland - Construction cost of new residential buildings was 7.40 % year-on-year in September of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Ireland - Construction cost of new residential buildings - last updated from the EUROSTAT on October of 2025. Historically, Ireland - Construction cost of new residential buildings reached a record high of 7.40 % year-on-year in September of 2021 and a record low of 0.10 % year-on-year in December of 2020.

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 October 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.

France - Construction cost of new residential buildings was 3.90 % year-on-year in June of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for France - Construction cost of new residential buildings - last updated from the EUROSTAT on October of 2025. Historically, France - Construction cost of new residential buildings reached a record high of 3.90 % year-on-year in June of 2021 and a record low of 0.50 % year-on-year in June of 2020.

In March 2024, Mumbai had the highest construction cost index at ***, while Chennai had the lowest at ***. During the presented period, the construction cost reached its peak in March 2022.

In 2023, the price of fabricated structural steel in the United Kingdom has fallen by over 20 percent. That came after the cost of that building material soared between 2020 and 2022. Most of that price increase happened in 2021, with a growth rate of 52.6 percent that year. Structural steel is widely used for construction because it is durable, malleable, and strong, while also being cheaper than many other metals. For example, it is often used as a structural material for skyscrapers and other buildings, as well as for infrastructure. Why has the price of steel increased? Those price increases seen until 2022 have not just affected the UK, but many other countries around the world. For example, the cost of fabricated structural metal in the U.S. and that of structural steel and other steel products in Germany reached their highest growth rate in 2022. Supply chain disruptions along with a decrease in the global production of crude steel in 2020 were some of the main reasons for those price hikes in 2021. In addition to that, the price of iron ore, which is the main component of steel, and energy also had a strong impact on the final price of steel products those years. Largest steel producers In the past couple of years, China was by far the largest steel producer in the world, with a production volume that was well over seven times higher than that of the second country in the ranking: India. Although the United States was also on that list along with Japan and Russia, it was not among the leading exporters of steel. The reason for that discrepancy is that a big share of the production in countries of the size of the U.S., China, and India goes to fill their own domestic needs. Meanwhile, nine of the 15 companies with the highest output of steel came from China, with the rest coming from Luxembourg, Japan, South Korea, India, and the U.S.

Spain - Construction cost index was EUR116.70 points in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Construction cost index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on October of 2025. Historically, Spain - Construction cost index reached a record high of EUR118.10 points in December of 2024 and a record low of EUR19.10 points in March of 1980.