Cost updates
This data is a quarterly analysis of construction costs and prices.
Analysis by Davis Langdon looks at the impact on construction of changes in the costs of raw materials, building materials and wages.
The indices on the right track the costs of construction work across various sectors and incorporate wage agreements and changes in materials prices.
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Cost update Q4 2012
Building costs rose at the end of the year due largely to a change in holiday pay rules, but material prices remain steady. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company reports
Cost update Q3 2012
Construction input costs are down and output prices are flat, while some workers have negotiated small wages increases for 2013
Cost update Q2 2012
Construction inflation is continuing to fall across the board in the second quarter while many wage agreements remain frozen. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
Previous cost updates
Cost update: Q1 2012
Despite the unexpected surge in consumer prices in March, construction inflation is continuing to slow. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
Cost update Q3 2011
Never a dull moment: average earnings have improved but inflation is still at a 15-year high, and industrial relations remain tense. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
Cost update: Q1 2011
Our quarterly analysis of costs and prices reveals an industry hit by wage agreement troubles and high input costs
Cost update: Q3 2010
The quarterly analysis of construction costs and prices shows the upward trend of the last quarter continuing and wages pushing up. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
Cost update: Q1 2010
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows the industry in general on an upward curve, as consumer price inflation continues to rise
Cost update: November 2009
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows building costs falling year on year for the first time in four decades. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
Cost update: May 2009
With construction material prices still in decline and wages variously increased or frozen, the market shows a mixed picture. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon takes a closer look
Cost update: December 2008
After sharp inflation in the second quarter, consumer, input, output and materials prices all peaked and are now on a declining trajectory, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
Cost update: May 2008
Manufacturing input costs surge as oil and import prices drive inflation higher, although material cost pressures continue to ease, report Máren Baldauf and Jay Kotecha of Davis Langdon
Cost update: December 2007
Material price rises have slowed – despite the relentless demand for timber and steel – and wage increases are lagging behind the wider economy, reports Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
Cost update: Q4 2011
The downward trend in last month’s consumer inflation figures is reflected in falling material prices and a slowdown in construction costs. Peter Fordham of David Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
Cost update: Q2 2011
Everything’s on the up - input costs, inflation and, more positively, building operatives’ wages and construction earnings. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
Cost update: Q4 2010
Our quarterly analysis of costs and prices shows the construction industry being squeezed by falling tenders and rising materials prices. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
Cost update: Q2 2010
The quarterly analysis of construction industry costs and prices shows everything going up except wages and employment
Cost update: Q4 2009
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows many costs beginning to rise
Cost update: September 2009
Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon makes his quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices. And, to cut a long story very short, tender prices are heading south in a hurry …
Cost update: March 2009
At this stage of the economic cycle, overall costs are still rising, but some sectors, such as metals, are dropping like stones. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon crunches the numbers
Cost update: September 2008
The downturn’s effects become evident as inflation escalates for consumer, input, output and materials prices, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
Cost update: March 2008
Construction costs are rising twice as fast as consumer prices on the back of rising oil and import prices, but the annual rate of growth is slowing, reports Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
Cost update: September 2007
In this quarter’s analysis, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports on the continuing rise in construction materials prices, driven by demand from the Far and Middle East
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