Summary
In January 2006 the year-on-year change in the new housing construction cost index in the mainland was 3.5%, which represents an acceleration from the growth pace of 0.7 percentage point (p.p.) observed in December. The year-on-year rate of change in the housing regular maintenance and repair price index in the mainland was 3.8%, 0.2 p.p. lower than in the previous month.