New Construction Cost Index:

December 2011




Other Indexes
Non-Residential Operation Cost Index
Residential Cost Index
New Construction Indexes Year Over Year Change:
December 2003 = 100 Dec.
2011
Nov.
2011
Percent
Change
Dec.
2010
Percent
Change
Commercial and Institutional 126.9 126.7 0.14% 124.2 2.16%
Manufacturing and Industrial 127.9 127.8 0.11% 125.2 2.15%
Residential 127.4 127 0.3% 124.8 2.11%
Index Components*
Construction labor 124.6 124.3 0.25% 123 1.32%
Architectural & engineering services 116.8 116.9 -0.07% 114.9 1.67%
Retail trade 143.2 141.6 1.13% 140.5 1.92%
Wholesale trade 126.1 125.9 0.18% 125.4 0.59%
Fabricated structural metal manufacturing 141.2 140.7 0.36% 135.2 4.44%
Other Indexes
CPI-Urban Consumers, All Items 122.4 122.8 -0.25% 118.9 2.96%

*Five heavily weighted index components are shown.
Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Labor, and Whitestone Research.
Note: Index values for recent data are preliminary.