Tender price forecast | Features

Movement of tender prices and construction costs against general inflation
Indices		1994		1995				1996				1997				1998				1999				2000				2001
Tender price index	Max Min	266	256	258	265	266	270	265	262	270	270	275	287	284	287	305	312	318	318	325	330*	337 332	342 336	345 339	349 342	355 347	360 351	365 355	370 359
Inflation year on year (%)	Max Min	14.2	7.1	7.9	7.3	0.0	5.5	2.7	–1.1	1.5	0.0	3.8	9.5	5.2	6.3	10.9	8.7	12.0	10.8	6.6	5.8*	6.0 4.4	7.5 5.7	6.2 4.3	5.8 3.6	6.1 3.7	6.2 3.5	6.7 3.8	7.1 3.9
Building cost index		385	388	392	397	407	407	407	408	414	414	416	417	423	429	430	431	448	447	446	443*	466	467	468	469	485	486	488	488
Inflation year on year (%)		3.2	3.7	4.3	4.7	5.7	4.9	3.8	2.8	1.7	1.7	2.2	2.2	2.2	3.6	3.4	3.4	5.9	4.2	3.7	2.8*	4.0	4.5	4.9	5.9	4.1	4.1	4.3	4.1
Mechanical cost index		345	350	357	358	360	365	364	361	357	359	361	356	357	363	365	363	368	373	369	365*	372	377	379	380	386	391	393	393
Inflation year on year (%)		2.7	3.6	4.7	4.7	4.3	4.3	2.0	0.8	–0.8	–1.6	–0.8	–1.4	0.0	1.1	1.1	2.0	3.1	2.8	1.1	0.6*	1.1	1.1	2.7	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.4
Electrical cost index		383	389	397	397	398	399	407	404	401	402	411	411	411	411	410	424	422	422	433	432*	432	434	450	450	451	453	467	466
Inflation year on year (%)		1.3	2.9	4.5	4.2	3.9	2.6	2.5	1.8	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.7	2.5	2.2	–0.2	3.2	2.9	2.7	5.6	2.1*	2.4	2.8	3.9	4.2	4.4	4.4	3.8	3.6
Retail price index		363	365	368	375	376	376	378	383	384	386	389	394	397	401	402	409	411	412	411	415*	417	418	418	423	426	428	429	434
Inflation year on year (%)		2.5	2.5	3.4	3.6	3.6	3.0	2.7	2.1	2.1	2.7	2.9	2.9	3.4	3.9	3.3	3.8	3.5	2.7	2.2	1.5*	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.9	2.2	2.4	2.6	2.6