Construction; costs of alteration and new buildings, by phase 1995-2016

Construction; costs of alteration and new buildings, by phase 1995-2016

Building phases Aspects Periods Total building costs (mln euro) Building costs, alteration (mln euro)
Orders received by contractors Total 2016 12,907 3,222
Orders received by contractors Public service and house-building corp. 2016 1,132 401
Orders received by contractors Companies building for the market 2016 4,961 611
Orders received by contractors Other private clients 2016 6,814 2,211
Orders received by contractors Dwellings 2016 7,281 .
Orders received by contractors Factory buildings, hangars, market halls 2016 601 .
Orders received by contractors Office buildings 2016 505 .
Orders received by contractors Company halls with office buildings 2016 1,121 .
Orders received by contractors Greenhouses 2016 68 .
Orders received by contractors Sheds, barns and stables 2016 455 .
Orders received by contractors Shops 2016 224 .
Orders received by contractors Schools 2016 422 .
Orders received by contractors Other buildings 2016 2,230 .
Orders received by contractors Groningen 2016 313 89
Orders received by contractors Friesland 2016 414 135
Orders received by contractors Drenthe 2016 214 66
Orders received by contractors Overijssel 2016 722 144
Orders received by contractors Flevoland 2016 374 44
Orders received by contractors Gelderland 2016 1,417 293
Orders received by contractors Utrecht 2016 1,229 310
Orders received by contractors Noord-Holland 2016 2,205 679
Orders received by contractors Zuid-Holland 2016 2,617 705
Orders received by contractors Zeeland 2016 361 62
Orders received by contractors Noord-Brabant 2016 2,234 425
Orders received by contractors Limburg 2016 809 269
Building projects started Total 2016 12,163 3,143
Building projects started Public service and house-building corp. 2016 1,175 395
Building projects started Companies building for the market 2016 4,317 507
Building projects started Other private clients 2016 6,671 2,241
Building projects started Dwellings 2016 6,835 .
Building projects started Factory buildings, hangars, market halls 2016 577 .
Building projects started Office buildings 2016 456 .
Building projects started Company halls with office buildings 2016 884 .
Building projects started Greenhouses 2016 61 .
Building projects started Sheds, barns and stables 2016 458 .
Building projects started Shops 2016 232 .
Building projects started Schools 2016 453 .
Building projects started Other buildings 2016 2,206 .
Building projects started Groningen 2016 322 109
Building projects started Friesland 2016 404 134
Building projects started Drenthe 2016 224 64
Building projects started Overijssel 2016 678 142
Building projects started Flevoland 2016 335 39
Building projects started Gelderland 2016 1,440 330
Building projects started Utrecht 2016 1,165 310
Building projects started Noord-Holland 2016 2,128 636
Building projects started Zuid-Holland 2016 2,358 668
Building projects started Zeeland 2016 349 74
Building projects started Noord-Brabant 2016 2,037 394
Building projects started Limburg 2016 721 245
Building projects not yet started Total 2016 2,990 775
Building projects not yet started Public service and house-building corp. 2016 229 73
Building projects not yet started Companies building for the market 2016 1,220 161
Building projects not yet started Other private clients 2016 1,541 541
Building projects not yet started Dwellings 2016 1,524 .
Building projects not yet started Factory buildings, hangars, market halls 2016 145 .
Building projects not yet started Office buildings 2016 173 .
Building projects not yet started Company halls with office buildings 2016 408 .
Building projects not yet started Greenhouses 2016 10 .
Building projects not yet started Sheds, barns and stables 2016 95 .
Building projects not yet started Shops 2016 67 .
Building projects not yet started Schools 2016 81 .
Building projects not yet started Other buildings 2016 487 .
Building projects not yet started Groningen 2016 65 18
Building projects not yet started Friesland 2016 90 32
Building projects not yet started Drenthe 2016 44 14
Building projects not yet started Overijssel 2016 153 27
Building projects not yet started Flevoland 2016 93 11
Building projects not yet started Gelderland 2016 306 62
Building projects not yet started Utrecht 2016 267 64
Building projects not yet started Noord-Holland 2016 393 170
Building projects not yet started Zuid-Holland 2016 710 198
Building projects not yet started Zeeland 2016 60 8
Building projects not yet started Noord-Brabant 2016 588 100
Building projects not yet started Limburg 2016 220 73
Building projects under construction Total 2016 17,558 3,898
Building projects under construction Public service and house-building corp. 2016 2,352 500
Building projects under construction Companies building for the market 2016 6,531 856
Building projects under construction Other private clients 2016 8,675 2,542
Building projects under construction Dwellings 2016 7,810 .
Building projects under construction Factory buildings, hangars, market halls 2016 929 .
Building projects under construction Office buildings 2016 956 .
Building projects under construction Company halls with office buildings 2016 1,226 .
Building projects under construction Greenhouses 2016 49 .
Building projects under construction Sheds, barns and stables 2016 351 .
Building projects under construction Shops 2016 326 .
Building projects under construction Schools 2016 607 .
Building projects under construction Other buildings 2016 5,303 .
Building projects under construction Groningen 2016 521 113
Building projects under construction Friesland 2016 474 182
Building projects under construction Drenthe 2016 288 49
Building projects under construction Overijssel 2016 783 159
Building projects under construction Flevoland 2016 397 32
Building projects under construction Gelderland 2016 1,632 334
Building projects under construction Utrecht 2016 1,886 348
Building projects under construction Noord-Holland 2016 3,471 740
Building projects under construction Zuid-Holland 2016 3,933 1,147
Building projects under construction Zeeland 2016 350 65
Building projects under construction Noord-Brabant 2016 2,746 492
Building projects under construction Limburg 2016 1,077 238
Source: CBS.
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This table shows the value (expressed in building costs) of the construction of building projects expected shortly. It also shows the value of the actually realised monthly production of building projects. The figures relate to building projects with building costs of 50 thousand euro or more. The total building costs are broken down into alteration and new buildings and in building costs by building phase by type of client, type of building and province. The costs of new buildings are broken down by category of purpose.

Data available from: January 1995 - December 2016.

Status of the figures:
All data are definite.

Changes as of 10 mei 2017:
None, the table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
This table has been discontinued and will be succeeded by three new tables:
- Construction; building costs, building phase, type of building
- Construction; costs of buildings, building phase, type of client
- Construction; category of purpose of new buildings, building phase, region
For links to the tables, see paragraph 3.

Description topics

Total building costs
Sum of the building costs for alteration and new building of dwellings
and commercial and industrial building projects.
Building costs, alteration
Sum of the building costs for rebuilding, enlargement, restoration,
renovation and modification of buildings.