Cost update
Fordham, Peter
Cost update - 2007 - Building 272(8509) 7 December 2007, 62-64(3) .
Reports that increases in materials prices are easing in the second half of 2007, although there is still strong demand for timber and steel. The building cost index indicates that inflation remains above 5%, although the index has been gradually dropping over the past year. While construction wages have increased, they remain below the national average.
United Kingdom--
Cost update - 2007 - Building 272(8509) 7 December 2007, 62-64(3) .
Reports that increases in materials prices are easing in the second half of 2007, although there is still strong demand for timber and steel. The building cost index indicates that inflation remains above 5%, although the index has been gradually dropping over the past year. While construction wages have increased, they remain below the national average.
United Kingdom--