RAMALLAH, June 30, 2010 (WAFA)- Construction Cost Index (CCI) Decreased by 0.47%,While Road Cost Index (RCI) Increased by 0.05%, Water Networks Cost Index (WNCI) Increased by 0.24%, and Sewage Networks Cost Index (SNCI) Increased by 0.36% in the West Bank* in May 2010 Compared with the Previous Month, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said.
The overall Construction Cost Index (CCI) reached 110.04 in May 2010 with a decrease of 0.47% compared with the previous month, (December 2007=100), while the overall Road Cost Index (RCI) reached 107.99 in May 2010 with an increase of 0.05% compared with the previous month. (December 2008=100 ), and the overall Water Networks Cost Index (WNCI) reached 104.12 in May 2010 with an increase of 0.24% compared with the previous month, (January 2010=100), and the overall Sewage Networks Cost Index (SNCI) reached 102.57 in May 2010 with an increase of 0.36% compared with the previous month. (January 2010=100).
Analysis of Construction Cost developments for May indicates changes in the following major construction inputs compared with the previous month:
|
Iron and steel |
- 1.82% |
|
Cutting and shaping stones |
- 0.55% |
|
Quarries and quarrying products |
- 0.52% |
|
Cement products |
- 0.42% |
|
+ 0.19% |
Analysis of Road Cost developments for May indicates changes in the cost of the following major road inputs compared with the previous month:
|
Iron and steel |
- 1.95% |
|
Electric wires and cables |
- 0.38% |
|
Cement products |
- 0.15% |
|
Quarries and quarrying products |
+ 0.43% |
|
Asphalt and bitumen mixture and its product |
+ 0.18% |
Analysis of Water Networks Cost Index developments for May indicates changes in the cost of the following major Water Networks inputs compared with the previous month:
|
Water Reservoirs |
- 0.76% |
|
Iron |
- 1.99% |
|
Concrete |
- 0.32% |
|
Construction work and paint |
+ 1.16% |
|
Excavation |
+ 0.10% |
|
Water Networks |
+ 0.72% |
|
Plastic and steel pipes |
+ 1.02% |
|
Asphalt, bitumen mixture and its products |
+ 0.14% |
|
Excavation |
+ 0.10% |
|
Deface Materials |
- 1.15% |
Analysis of Sewage Networks Cost Index developments for May indicates changes in the cost of the following major Sewage Networks inputs compared with the previous month:
|
Wages and other costs |
+ 2.61% |
|
Fountains |
+ 0.17% |
|
Plastic and Cements Pipes |
+ 1.35% |
|
Asphalt, bitumen mixture and its products |
+ 0.14% |
|
Excavations |
+ 0.10% |
|
Deface Materials |
- 1.15% |
