Press release: 10.697-006/14

Construction cost index 2013: higher increases in construction of residential buildings than in civil engineering branches

V i e n n a , 2014-01-15 - The construction cost index (CCI 2010) for construction of residential buildings, averaged over 2013, reached 106.4 index points according to calculations by Statistics Austria. This represents an increase of 1.9% compared to the year 2012. The construction cost index of 2012 increased by 2.1% over 2011, hence the average cost increase 2013 was marginally lower than in the previous year.
For the month of December 2013, the construction cost index amounted to 106.6 points, an increase of 1.4% in annual comparison. Compared to November 2013 the index decreased by 0.1%.
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