All Cost update articles – Page 2

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    Cost update Q3 2013

    2013-11-26T10:32:00Z

    Construction output has a way to go to get back to pre-recession levels; materials prices aren’t going anywhere fast and steel is in free fall.

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    Cost update Q2 2013

    2013-08-29T06:00:00Z

    The annual building cost index continues to rise, with wages going up slightly. However, metal prices are generally falling. David Holmes of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Cost update Q1 2013

    2013-05-30T06:00:00Z

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø costs rose in the first quarter, but consumer inflation is falling, metal prices are sliding and manufactured goods are slowing down. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company reports

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    Cost update Q4 2012

    2013-02-28T07:00:00Z

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø costs rose at the end of the year due largely to a change in holiday pay rules, but material prices remain steady. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company reports

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    Cost update Q3 2012

    2012-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Construction input costs are down and output prices are flat, while some workers have negotiated small wages increases for 2013

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    Cost update Q2 2012

    2012-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Construction inflation is continuing to fall across the board in the second quarter while many wage agreements remain frozen. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Cost update: Q1 2012

    2012-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Despite the unexpected surge in consumer prices in March, construction inflation is continuing to slow. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Cost update: Q4 2011

    2012-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The downward trend in last month’s consumer inflation figures is reflected in falling material prices and a slowdown in construction costs. Peter Fordham of David Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Cost update Q3 2011

    2011-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Never a dull moment: average earnings have improved but inflation is still at a 15-year high, and industrial relations remain tense. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Cost update: Q2 2011

    2011-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Everything’s on the up - input costs, inflation and, more positively, building operatives’ wages and construction earnings. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Cost update: Q1 2011

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Our quarterly analysis of costs and prices reveals an industry hit by wage agreement troubles and high input costs

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    Cost update: Q4 2010

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Our quarterly analysis of costs and prices shows the construction industry being squeezed by falling tenders and rising materials prices. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Cost update: Q3 2010

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of construction costs and prices shows the upward trend of the last quarter continuing and wages pushing up. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Cost update: Q2 2010

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of construction industry costs and prices shows everything going up except wages and employment

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    Cost update: Q1 2010

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows the industry in general on an upward curve, as consumer price inflation continues to rise

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    Cost update: Q4 2009

    2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows many costs beginning to rise

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    Cost update: November 2009

    2009-12-04T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows building costs falling year on year for the first time in four decades. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports

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    Cost update: September 2009

    2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon makes his quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices. And, to cut a long story very short, tender prices are heading south in a hurry …

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    Cost update: May 2009

    2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

    With construction material prices still in decline and wages variously increased or frozen, the market shows a mixed picture. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon takes a closer look

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    Cost update: March 2009

    2009-03-27T00:00:00Z

    At this stage of the economic cycle, overall costs are still rising, but some sectors, such as metals, are dropping like stones. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon crunches the numbers