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25 September 2020
2020- n° 247
In Q2 2020, the producer costs for construction decreased (–0.5%) Costs of production indices in construction - second quarter 2020

In Q2 2020, the producer costs for construction decreased (–0.5% after +0.7% in the previous quarter). The decrease was mainly due to a declining of costs in civil engineering (–3.7% after +1.2%) connected to the fall of raw material prices (including petroleum products) during the lockdown period. Costs in building construction increased slightly (+0.2% after +0.5%). Those in specialised construction works were virtually stable (+0.1% after +0.6%).

Over a year, the producer costs for construction decreased (–0.2% after +0.6% in the first quarter 2020). They dropped sharply in civil engineering over a year (–4.8% after +0.3%) and increased slightly both in building construction (+0.6% as in the previous quarter) and in specialised construction works (+0.7% as in the previous quarter).

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In Q2 2020, the producer costs for construction decreased (–0.5% after +0.7% in the previous quarter). The decrease was mainly due to a declining of costs in civil engineering (–3.7% after +1.2%) connected to the fall of raw material prices (including petroleum products) during the lockdown period. Costs in building construction increased slightly (+0.2% after +0.5%). Those in specialised construction works were virtually stable (+0.1% after +0.6%).

Over a year, the producer costs for construction decreased (–0.2% after +0.6% in the first quarter 2020). They dropped sharply in civil engineering over a year (–4.8% after +0.3%) and increased slightly both in building construction (+0.6% as in the previous quarter) and in specialised construction works (+0.7% as in the previous quarter).

Variations in producer cost indices for construction

In %
Variations in producer cost indices for construction (In %)
Heading Weights (in %) Q2 2020/ Q1 2020 Q2 2020/ Q2 2019
F Construction 100.0 -0.5 -0.2
 41.2 Construction of buildings 10.2 0.2 0.6
 42 Civil engineering 15.9 -3.7 -4.8
 43 Specialised construction works 73.9 0.1 0.7
   43BT Buildings 65.2 0.2 0.9
      43BTC New buildings 24.7 0.2 0.7
      43BTR Existing buildings 40.5 0.3 1.1
   43TP Specialised works for civil engineering 8.7 -1.3 -1.5
Buildings (41.2 + 43BT) 75.4 0.2 0.9
Public works (42 + 43TP) 24.6 -2.8 -3.6
  • Source : INSEE

Items of producer cost indices for construction

In %
Items of producer cost indices for construction (In %)
Costs items Q2 2020/ Q1 2020 Q2 2020/ Q2 2019
Equipment Buildings 0.4 2.0
Public works -1.6 -2.1
Labour Labour costs in construction 0.3 2.8
Energy Buildings -13.9 -18.0
Public works -15.1 -19.8
Materials Construction of buildings 0.1 -0.7
Existing buildings -0.3 -1.0
Civil engineering -6.9 -9.8
Specialised works for civil engineering 0.1 -0.7
  • Source : INSEE

Production costs in construction

Production costs in construction
Construction of buildings Civil engineering Specialised construction works Construction
2015-01 100.1 100.0 99.9 99.9
2015-02 100.2 99.3 100.0 99.9
2015-03 100.2 100.8 100.1 100.2
2015-04 100.2 101.0 100.0 100.2
2015-05 100.3 101.7 100.1 100.4
2015-06 100.1 102.0 100.1 100.4
2015-07 100.2 101.7 100.1 100.4
2015-08 100.2 100.6 100.1 100.2
2015-09 99.7 98.9 99.8 99.7
2015-10 99.5 98.4 99.8 99.5
2015-11 99.6 98.2 100.0 99.7
2015-12 99.5 97.3 99.9 99.5
2016-01 99.3 96.1 99.8 99.2
2016-02 99.2 95.7 99.9 99.1
2016-03 99.4 96.0 100.1 99.4
2016-04 99.3 96.3 100.0 99.4
2016-05 99.6 97.1 100.2 99.6
2016-06 100.1 98.5 100.5 100.2
2016-07 100.2 99.0 100.6 100.3
2016-08 100.4 98.9 100.7 100.4
2016-09 100.5 99.1 100.8 100.5
2016-10 100.4 99.5 100.8 100.6
2016-11 100.5 100.2 100.9 100.7
2016-12 100.7 100.6 101.2 101.0
2017-01 101.3 102.7 101.8 101.9
2017-02 101.7 102.9 102.1 102.2
2017-03 102.0 102.9 102.4 102.5
2017-04 102.3 102.5 102.6 102.6
2017-05 102.2 102.7 102.5 102.5
2017-06 102.2 102.3 102.6 102.5
2017-07 102.2 102.1 102.6 102.5
2017-08 102.4 102.2 102.7 102.6
2017-09 102.2 102.5 102.6 102.5
2017-10 103.0 103.4 103.2 103.2
2017-11 103.3 104.2 103.7 103.7
2017-12 103.8 105.0 104.1 104.2
2018-01 104.1 105.7 104.4 104.6
2018-02 104.1 105.7 104.4 104.6
2018-03 104.0 105.2 104.3 104.4
2018-04 104.4 105.9 104.6 104.8
2018-05 104.8 107.2 105.1 105.4
2018-06 104.9 109.0 105.3 105.8
2018-07 105.0 109.3 105.5 106.0
2018-08 105.2 109.8 105.6 106.3
2018-09 105.2 110.0 105.6 106.3
2018-10 105.3 110.5 105.8 106.5
2018-11 105.2 111.3 105.6 106.5
2018-12 105.1 109.4 105.5 106.1
2019-01 105.7 108.3 106.1 106.4
2019-02 106.3 109.3 106.7 107.1
2019-03 106.7 110.9 107.2 107.7
2019-04 106.6 111.2 107.2 107.7
2019-05 106.4 111.3 106.8 107.5
2019-06 106.2 110.6 106.5 107.1
2019-07 106.4 110.3 106.8 107.3
2019-08 106.6 110.4 107.0 107.5
2019-09 106.6 109.5 107.1 107.4
2019-10 106.4 109.7 106.9 107.3
2019-11 106.2 108.1 106.7 106.9
2019-12 106.2 107.7 106.7 106.8
2020-01 106.6 109.4 107.1 107.4
2020-02 106.9 110.4 107.5 107.9
2020-03 107.0 109.6 107.7 107.9
2020-04 106.8 105.5 107.4 107.0
2020-05 107.0 105.1 107.5 107.1
2020-06 107.4 106.6 107.7 107.5

Production costs in construction

  • Source: INSEE.

Material cost decreased in civil engineering and were stable in the building construction

In Q2 2020, the cost of materials dropped in civil engineering (–6.9% after +2.9% in the previous quarter) led by the decrease of bitumen prices. It was virtually stable in building construction (+0.1% after +0.2%) and in specialised works for civil engineering (+0.1% after +0.6%).

Over a year, material cost fell in civil engineering (–9.8% after +0.3% in the first quarter 2020). It decreased once more in specialised works for civil engineering and in building construction (–0.7% as in the previous quarter).

Materials cost

Materials cost
Construction of buildings Civil engineering Existing buildings Special works for civil engin.
2015-01 100.8 101.1 100.6 100.9
2015-02 100.9 97.7 100.5 100.1
2015-03 100.8 101.7 100.4 99.9
2015-04 100.8 101.8 100.2 100.2
2015-05 100.9 103.7 100.3 100.4
2015-06 100.4 104.8 100.2 100.3
2015-07 100.3 104.2 100.2 100.1
2015-08 100.3 102.1 100.2 100.6
2015-09 99.6 97.5 99.8 100.1
2015-10 99.0 96.2 99.7 99.6
2015-11 98.6 95.4 99.1 99.2
2015-12 97.8 93.8 98.8 98.6
2016-01 97.0 90.0 98.5 99.2
2016-02 96.5 88.8 98.1 98.6
2016-03 96.3 88.8 98.1 98.0
2016-04 96.2 89.6 97.9 98.3
2016-05 97.0 91.1 98.2 98.4
2016-06 97.9 94.5 98.7 98.7
2016-07 98.0 96.1 98.7 98.7
2016-08 98.5 95.7 98.9 98.7
2016-09 98.6 96.1 98.9 98.8
2016-10 97.9 96.6 98.5 98.5
2016-11 97.9 98.1 98.5 98.3
2016-12 98.2 98.5 98.9 98.2
2017-01 99.1 102.9 99.8 99.2
2017-02 99.4 102.8 100.0 99.1
2017-03 99.7 102.7 100.3 98.9
2017-04 100.2 101.5 100.6 98.9
2017-05 100.1 102.6 100.7 99.3
2017-06 100.1 101.8 100.9 99.1
2017-07 99.8 101.5 100.8 99.2
2017-08 100.2 101.7 101.2 99.2
2017-09 100.2 102.3 100.9 99.4
2017-10 101.2 103.7 101.5 99.9
2017-11 101.2 104.6 101.4 100.2
2017-12 101.4 106.0 101.5 100.1
2018-01 102.4 106.4 102.3 101.3
2018-02 102.6 106.6 102.5 101.2
2018-03 102.7 105.7 102.6 101.3
2018-04 103.1 106.7 103.3 101.8
2018-05 103.3 109.3 103.8 102.2
2018-06 103.1 113.6 103.6 101.6
2018-07 102.8 114.1 103.6 101.6
2018-08 103.1 115.3 103.6 101.9
2018-09 103.2 115.5 103.5 102.1
2018-10 103.3 116.6 103.4 101.9
2018-11 103.1 119.3 103.5 101.6
2018-12 102.8 114.7 103.4 101.1
2019-01 103.8 110.7 104.0 103.0
2019-02 104.0 111.9 104.3 102.7
2019-03 104.2 115.2 104.4 102.8
2019-04 104.1 116.1 104.5 103.1
2019-05 104.1 117.4 104.5 103.0
2019-06 104.1 116.3 104.0 102.8
2019-07 103.7 114.8 103.6 102.6
2019-08 103.8 115.3 103.4 102.4
2019-09 103.6 111.7 103.3 102.2
2019-10 103.2 112.9 103.2 101.7
2019-11 103.0 108.9 103.5 101.5
2019-12 103.0 107.6 103.3 101.3
2020-01 103.4 111.8 103.5 102.0
2020-02 103.2 114.2 103.6 102.1
2020-03 103.3 112.9 103.7 102.3
2020-04 103.0 104.6 103.4 102.5
2020-05 103.4 103.8 103.3 102.5
2020-06 103.7 107.2 103.2 101.8

Materials cost

  • Source: INSEE.

Equipment cost increased in building construction and decreased in public works

In Q2 2020, equipment cost slowed down in building construction over a quarter (+0.4% after +1.3% in the previous quarter) as over a year (+2.0% after +3.0%). In public works, it retreated in the second quarter (–1.6% after –0.2%) and decreased by 2.1% over a year (after –0.9%).

Equipment cost

Equipment cost
Public works Buildings
2015-01 99.9 99.1
2015-02 100.0 98.7
2015-03 100.0 99.1
2015-04 99.7 98.5
2015-05 99.6 99.1
2015-06 99.7 99.4
2015-07 99.8 98.8
2015-08 100.8 100.2
2015-09 100.5 100.2
2015-10 100.3 101.9
2015-11 100.0 103.2
2015-12 99.7 101.9
2016-01 100.0 100.6
2016-02 100.0 100.7
2016-03 100.2 101.2
2016-04 100.1 100.7
2016-05 100.2 100.1
2016-06 100.1 101.2
2016-07 99.9 100.3
2016-08 99.9 100.3
2016-09 100.0 100.5
2016-10 99.7 101.1
2016-11 99.9 100.7
2016-12 100.0 100.7
2017-01 100.4 101.2
2017-02 100.7 99.9
2017-03 100.6 100.1
2017-04 100.6 100.2
2017-05 100.6 100.1
2017-06 100.6 99.9
2017-07 100.1 99.9
2017-08 100.2 100.0
2017-09 100.2 99.8
2017-10 100.4 100.0
2017-11 100.3 99.9
2017-12 100.1 100.1
2018-01 100.6 100.1
2018-02 100.6 100.2
2018-03 100.5 100.2
2018-04 100.7 98.3
2018-05 100.8 99.2
2018-06 101.0 100.2
2018-07 101.1 100.6
2018-08 100.9 100.6
2018-09 101.1 100.8
2018-10 100.4 100.8
2018-11 100.6 100.9
2018-12 100.6 101.2
2019-01 101.4 100.3
2019-02 101.5 100.6
2019-03 101.9 101.4
2019-04 101.4 102.4
2019-05 101.1 101.9
2019-06 101.2 101.9
2019-07 101.5 101.9
2019-08 101.5 101.7
2019-09 101.9 101.7
2019-10 101.2 102.4
2019-11 100.7 102.0
2019-12 100.8 102.9
2020-01 100.1 103.2
2020-02 100.7 103.9
2020-03 101.3 104.2
2020-04 99.1 103.9
2020-05 99.0 104.2
2020-06 99.1 104.3

Equipment cost

  • Source: INSEE

Energy cost dropped

In Q2 2020, the cost of energy retreated sharply both in building construction (–13.9% after –3.9%) and in public works (–15.1% after –3.2%), driven down by diesel and heavy fuel prices which declined sharply in April 2020 in line with oil prices.

Over a year, the cost of energy also dropped in building construction (–18.0% after –2.9%) and in civil engineering (–19.8% after –5.1%).

Energy cost

Energy cost
Buildings Public works
2015-01 96.9 95.7
2015-02 101.7 104.1
2015-03 104.8 105.3
2015-04 104.4 107.7
2015-05 106.7 109.1
2015-06 105.3 107.4
2015-07 102.8 102.8
2015-08 97.6 96.1
2015-09 95.8 95.3
2015-10 95.8 94.8
2015-11 95.2 94.4
2015-12 92.9 87.3
2016-01 89.0 86.1
2016-02 88.2 85.8
2016-03 91.2 88.7
2016-04 91.9 88.8
2016-05 96.1 93.2
2016-06 100.7 96.7
2016-07 98.3 93.8
2016-08 95.2 93.1
2016-09 96.6 94.0
2016-10 98.9 98.0
2016-11 100.2 98.2
2016-12 101.2 102.5
2017-01 109.6 108.5
2017-02 109.7 108.8
2017-03 108.1 106.4
2017-04 107.8 105.8
2017-05 105.1 102.7
2017-06 102.6 99.6
2017-07 101.6 99.6
2017-08 103.6 100.9
2017-09 105.6 103.1
2017-10 107.6 104.7
2017-11 110.2 108.7
2017-12 110.6 109.5
2018-01 120.1 118.2
2018-02 119.3 117.3
2018-03 118.6 116.9
2018-04 121.2 119.4
2018-05 125.7 122.3
2018-06 126.9 123.1
2018-07 125.4 122.7
2018-08 125.7 123.2
2018-09 128.0 125.0
2018-10 132.0 129.3
2018-11 128.4 125.1
2018-12 123.2 119.7
2019-01 121.2 119.6
2019-02 124.5 124.8
2019-03 126.6 126.6
2019-04 127.3 127.1
2019-05 128.5 125.6
2019-06 123.6 119.9
2019-07 123.2 121.1
2019-08 122.4 118.6
2019-09 124.3 121.6
2019-10 124.8 120.3
2019-11 124.8 120.8
2019-12 126.7 122.9
2020-01 127.5 124.0
2020-02 121.3 119.7
2020-03 112.7 108.5
2020-04 105.4 99.8
2020-05 101.1 97.6
2020-06 104.6 101.6

Energy cost

  • Source: INSEE.

Labour cost in construction increased

In Q2 2020, the labour cost in construction increased (+0.3% after +2.0% in the previous quarter). Over a year, it sped up (+2.8% after +1.4%).

Revision

In Q1 2020, the variation in producer costs in construction has been revised by +0.5 points: +0.7% versus +0.2% as published in March 2020, mainly due to the revision of the labour cost index in the first quarter 2020. To learn more about it: https://www.insee.fr/en/statistiques/4764735

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Monthly production cost indices are released every three months.

These indices aggregate the cost indices of six factors of production, four of which are commented here (equipment, labour, energy and materials) and account for more than 8/9 in the calculation of the producer costs in construction.

These indices are subject to revision. They are primarily used for national accounts and macroeconomics analyses.

Next issue: end of December 2020

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Monthly production cost indices are released every three months.

These indices aggregate the cost indices of six factors of production, four of which are commented here (equipment, labour, energy and materials) and account for more than 8/9 in the calculation of the producer costs in construction.

These indices are subject to revision. They are primarily used for national accounts and macroeconomics analyses.

Next issue: end of December 2020

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