RAMALLAH, September 1, 2010 (WAFA)- Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said, today, that Construction Cost Index (CCI) Increased by 0.07%, and Sewage Networks Cost Index (SNCI) Increased by 0.42%, while Water Networks Cost Index (WNCI) Decreased by 0.15%, and Road Cost Index (RCI) Decreased by 0.08% in the West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem in July 2010 Compared with the Previous Month.
The overall Construction Cost Index (CCI) reached 109.31 in July 2010 with an increase of 0.07% compared with the previous month, (December 2007=100), and the overall Sewage Networks Cost Index (SNCI) reached 102.51 in July 2010 with an increase of 0.42% compared with the previous month, (January 2010=100), while the overall Water Networks Cost Index (WNCI) reached 103.04 in July 2010 with a decrease of 0.15% compared with the previous month, (January 2010=100), and the overall Road Cost Index (RCI) reached 107.50 in July 2010 with a decrease of 0.08% compared with the previous month, said the PCBS.
Analysis of Construction Cost developments for July indicates changes in the following major construction inputs compared with the previous month:
|
Cement products |
+ 0.34% |
|
Cutting and shaping stones |
+ 0.27% |
|
Cement, lime &gypsum |
+ 0.22% |
|
Ceramic products |
+ 0.19% |
|
Tiles and panels from ceramic |
+ 0.17% |
|
Iron and steel |
- 0.94% |
|
Quarries and quarrying products |
- 0.15% |
Analysis of Sewage Networks Cost Index developments for July indicates changes in the cost of the following major Sewage Networks inputs compared with the previous month:
|
Fountains |
+ 0.90% |
|
Plastic and cement pipes |
+ 0.51% |
|
Excavations |
+ 0.43% |
|
Asphalt, bitumen mixture and its products |
- 0.81% |
|
Deface materials |
- 0.16% |
Analysis of Water Networks Cost Index developments for July indicates changes in the cost of the following major Water Networks inputs compared with the previous month:
|
Water Reservoirs |
- 0.24% |
|
Iron |
- 1.14% |
|
Construction work and paint |
+ 0.59% |
|
Excavation |
+ 0.43% |
|
Concrete |
+ 0.32% |
|
Water Networks |
- 0.11% |
|
Asphalt, bitumen mixture and its products |
- 0.81% |
|
Plastic and steel pipes |
- 0.27% |
|
Deface materials |
- 0.16% |
|
Excavations |
+ 0.43% |
Analysis of Road Cost developments for July indicates changes in the cost of the following major road inputs compared with the previous month:
|
Iron and steel |
- 1.11% |
|
Asphalt and bitumen mixture and its products |
- 0.82% |
|
Cement products |
+ 0.30% |
|
Cement |
+ 0.21% |
|
Quarries and quarrying products |
+ 0.21% |
|
Plastic products |
+ 0.19% |
