STEEL INSIGHT

摘要

The January 2015 Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) Construction Cost indices (Figure 1) show diverging trends in frame component material price movements across 2014. While cement, concrete and precast concrete material prices were largely stable across Q3 and Q4 2014, the sharp increases earlier in 2014 resulted in overall material price increases. In December 2014, cement prices were 5.1% higher than in December 2013 while concrete was 2.8% and precast concrete 3% higher.