Monthly Statistical Bulletin, May 2022

MAY 2022 19 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN More information is available at: New housing construction costs index – March 2022 10 May 2022 The following year-on-year rates of change are estimated for new housing construction costs in March 2022: • Construction Costs Index for New Housing (CCINH): 11.6% (an increase of 3.0 p.p. compared to the previous month, almost entirely due to the cost of materials); • Cost of materials: 15.3% (10.3% in the previous month); • Labour costs: 6.4% (6.3% in the previous month). In what concerns the month-on-month rates of change, the estimate rates for March 2022 are: • CCINH: 2.9% (1.5% in February); • Cost of materials: 4.6% (0.5% in February); • Labour costs: 0.6% (2.8% in February). Construction Costs Index for New Housing (year-on-year rate of change) The construction costs increased by 11.6% year-on-year Nota: Figures for January, February, and March 2022 are provisional. 11.6% 15.3% 6.4% -2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% March 2020 September 2020 March 2021 September 2021 March 2022 Total Materials Labour

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