CONSTRUCTION INDICES

 

Table 31                                                                                                    (1990/91=100)

 

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

Percentage change

1998/99

1999/00

Construction services:

278.2

372.1

438.8

493.6

558.0

12.5

13.0

Daily wage of bricklayer

328.3

416.7

489.2

572.1

664.5

16.9

16.2

Daily wage of unskilled construction worker

292.0

391.7

451.6

497.9

564.4

10.3

13.4

Wage paid for painting

253.1

314.6

375.1

415.9

474.1

10.9

14.0

Wage paid for roof-asphalting

287.6

428.1

506.0

568.5

624.4

12.4

9.8

Wage paid for well-digging

289.3

436.4

495.6

568.6

649.2

14.7

14.2

Wholesale prices of construction materials:

385.7

557.6

590.6

607.2

750.3

2.8

23.6

Metallic

391.8

574.9

590.0

595.0

743.4

0.8

24.9

Non-metallic

363.9

494.8

592.6

651.3

775.3

9.9

19.0