Construction cost higher in July 2021, says Dept of Statistics
Chief statistician Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin says, on the other hand, the Building Material Cost Index with steel bars in July 2021, compared to the preceding month for almost all regions in Peninsular Malaysia, has increased by between 1.3 and 3.0% for almost all building categories. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, August 12, 2021.
THE Building Material Cost Index without steel bars for almost all regions in Peninsular Malaysia recorded an increase of between 0.6 and 1.5% for almost all building categories in July 2021 compared to the previous month, said the Department of Statistics, Malaysia today. Chief statistician Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said, however, the BCI in region C and region D registered a decrease of between 0.1 and 0.7% for almost all categories of building.
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