Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

 

 

Construction Cost Index (CCI), Road Cost Index (RCI), Water Networks Cost Index (WNCI) and Sewage Networks Cost Index (SNCI) in the West Bank during May 2013

 

Decline in the Construction Cost Index (CCI)

The overall Construction Cost Index (CCI) reached 113.26 with a decrease of 0.13% in the West Bank during May 2013 compared to April 2013 (base month December 2007=100).

 

The changes in the Construction Cost Index for May 2013 are traced back to the changes in the cost of the following major construction inputs compared to the previous month:

 

Major Groups	%Change
Raw materials		- 0.18%
Cement, lime & gypsum		- 1.03%
Quarries & quarrying products		- 0.99%
Iron and steel			- 0.87%
Tiles and panels from ceramic		- 0.50%
Cement Products		0.51% +
Ceramic products			+ 0.35%
Rental of equipment		+ 0.16%
Labor cost and wages		0.00

 

Decline in the Road Cost Index (RCI)

The overall Road Cost Index (RCI) reached 116.53 with a decrease of 0.40% in the West Bank during May 2013 compared to April 2013 (base month December 2008=100).

 

The changes in the Road Cost Index for May 2013 are traced back to the changes in the cost of the following major road inputs compared to the previous month:

 

 

Major Groups	%Change
Raw materials	- 0.61%
Asphalt, bitumen mixture and its products	- 1.12%
Iron and steel	- 0.99%
Cement	- 0.97%
Road paints	- 0.77%
Quarries & quarrying products	- 0.32%
Operating costs of equipment & maintenance	- 2.73%
Transportation fees	+ 0.46%
Rental of equipment	+ 0.19%
Labor cost and wages	0.00

 

Decline in the Water Networks Cost Index (WNCI)

The overall Water Networks Cost Index (WNCI) reached 110.09 with a decrease of 0.45% in the West Bank during May 2013 compared to April 2013 (base month January 2010=100).

 

The changes in the Water Networks Cost Index for May 2013 are traced back to the changes in the cost of the following major water networks inputs compared to the previous month:

 

Major Groups	%Change
Water Reservoirs	- 0.23%
Iron	- 1.02%
Concrete	+ 0.26%
Construction work and paint	+ 0.21%
Excavations	+ 0.13%
Administrative expenses	0.00

 

 

Major Groups	%Change
Water Networks	- 0.55%
Deface Materials	- 2.04%
Asphalt, bitumen mixture and its products	- 1.11%
Plastic and steel pipes	- 0.30%
Excavations	+ 0.13%
Administrative expenses	0.00
Wages and other costs	0.00

 

Decline in the Sewage Networks Cost Index

The overall Sewage Networks Cost Index (SNCI) reached 106.70 with a decrease of 0.50% in the West Bank during May 2013 compared to April 2013 (base month January 2010=100).

 

The changes in the Sewage Networks Cost Index for May 2013 are traced back to the changes in the cost of the following major sewage networks inputs compared to the previous month:

 

Major Groups	%Change
Deface Materials	- 2.04%
Asphalt, bitumen mixture &  its products	- 1.11%
Plastic and cement pipes	0.64%-
Fountains	+ 0.48%
Excavations	+ 0.13%
Administrative expenses	0.00
Wages and other costs	0.00

 

 

Note:

The data of the West Bank doesn’t cover those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967.

 

NB:

1.       Gaza Strip data is not available.

2.       The difference in the percentage change in major groups of road, construction, water networks, and sewage networks cost index is due to the nature compositions of these major groups.