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041 0 _aeng
100 1 _aFordham, Peter
245 0 0 _aCost update
260 _c2007
490 _aBuilding
_v272(8509) 7 December 2007, 62-64(3)
520 _aReports 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.
590 _aKA
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
_y
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING COSTS
942 _n0
999 _c79573
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