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Price increase for new detached houses
Prices of new detached houses increased by 1.8 per cent from the first to the second quarter of 2014.
| Price index | Percentage change from the same quarter of the previous year | Percentage change from the previous quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd quarter 2013 | 203.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 4th quarter 2013 | 211.0 | 6.7 | 3.9 |
| 1st quarter 2014 | 208.8 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| 2nd quarter 2014 | 212.5 | 6.6 | 1.8 |
From the first to the second quarter of 2014 the prices of new detached houses increased by 1.8 per cent on average. Thereby the price level of new detached houses is 6.6 per cent higher than the same quarter in 2013.
The contractors’ construction costs for detached houses of wood increased by 4.1 per cent from the second quarter of 2013 to the same quarter in 2014, according to Statistics Norway’s construction cost index.
A total of 808 observations have been used in the index calculations for the second quarter of 2014.
Additional information
Some of the figures from 'price index for new detached houses' are available as open data with API.
The price is connected to the quarter in which the local authorities register the construction work as completed and not at the time of entering into the sales contract. Therefore, the price index for new detached houses intercepts large changes in the market with a delay of almost one year.
Contact
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Anne Holtung
E-mail: anne.holtung@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 95 02 42 53
