New dwellings; input price indices building costs 2000=100, from 1990

New dwellings; input price indices building costs 2000=100, from 1990

Periods Total building costs Price indices (2000=100) Total building costs Changes compared to one year earlier (%) Wages Price indices (2000=100) Wages Changes compared to one year earlier (%) Building materials Price indices (2000=100) Building materials Changes compared to one year earlier (%)
2023 March* 188.9 7.4 179.3 4.7 200.9 9.7
2023 April* 189.5 5.9 179.5 4.4 202.1 7.3
2023 May* 189.7 5.4 179.5 4.4 202.4 6.4
2023 June* 189.6 5.9 179.5 4.4 202.2 7.2
2023 July* 190.0 5.2 181.7 5.6 200.9 5.0
2023 August* 189.5 4.8 181.7 5.6 199.8 4.2
2023 September* 189.5 4.1 181.7 4.3 199.9 3.9
2023 October* 189.4 3.7 181.7 4.3 199.7 3.2
2023 November* 189.2 3.8 181.7 4.3 199.2 3.3
2023 December* 189.3 3.9 181.7 4.3 199.5 3.6
2024 January* 192.3 2.8 186.8 5.7 200.3 0.3
2024 February* 192.2 2.5 186.8 5.7 200.1 -0.3
Source: CBS.
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The historical series 'New dwellings; input price indices of building costs 2000 = 100, from 1990' shows the development of the costs (wages and materials) involved in building new dwellings in the Netherlands, and has become available by linking series which were calculated separately in the past.
An input price index is based on price changes in several cost components involved in realising a product, in this case a new dwelling. Changes in other cost components such as building equipment (tools and machines), general costs, profits and risk are not included in the index. Other cost components, such as energy and transport, are also not taken into account as their influence on the final cost price is relatively modest. Land costs are also not included in the index.

From 1990 to December 1994 only figures of the materials are available.
From 1995 onwards this series also includes wage figures. Also from 1995, figures are also available on total building costs by weighted aggregetion of these two series.

Data available from:
- Materials: January 1990
- Wages: January 1995
- Total building costs: January 1995

Status of the figures:
The figures of the wages, the building materials and the total building costs are definite until the year 2022.
The figures of the building materials are definite up to and including six months from the most recent reported month.

Changes as of March 29th, 2024:
Figures of Februari 2024 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures are published about 30 days after the month under review.
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Description topics

Total building costs
These price indices are composed (weighted) of wages and material
components.
Price indices
From 1995, input price indices of new dwellings are related to the prices of labour and building materials. The series is calculated on the basis of changes in labour prices in construction, and in costs of materials used in residential construction. Both components are weighted to one series: Input price indices for new dwellings.
Changes in the prices of building equipment, general costs, profits and risk are not included in the input price index.
Changes compared to one year earlier
Monthly changes are calculated compared with the same month in the previous year. Annual changes are calculated compared with the previous year.
Wages
The wages index is based on changes in labour prices in construction, specifically construction of dwellings and commercial and industrial buildings.
Price indices
The wages component shows the development of labour prices in
construction, specifically construction of dwellings and commercial and industrial buildings.
From 1995 to 2004, updated labour costs in the construction sector are used for this. If recent data were not available, the wage per working hour as laid down in the collective agreement was used.
From 2004 onwards, the wage index is based on the statistics of
contractual wage costs (Contractuele Loonkosten, or CLK) in building construction. The definitions used by the CLK are very suitable for input price indices. For instance, employer contributions are included in the calculations, and changes in quality, such as changes in structure of employees, do not affect this.
Changes compared to one year earlier
Monthly changes are calculated compared with the same month in the previous year. Annual changes are calculated compared with the previous year.
Building materials
The material index shows the development of the costs of building
materials used in an avarage dwelling.
Price indices
The material component shows changes in prices of the most significant materials used in residential building.
Until September 1998 the indices were based on the average material consumption of three types of dwelling, namely: apartments, detached houses and terraced houses.
From October 1998, the figures are based on eight different housing
projects where costs and quantities of required materials were available.
Each project represents one of the four different housing types:
owner-occupied and rented apartments, and owner-occupied and rented one-family houses.
Changes compared to one year earlier
Monthly changes are calculated compared with the same month in the previous year. Annual changes are calculated compared with the previous year.