PRICE INDEXES OF MATERIALS USED IN BUILDING
4 PRICE INDEXES OF MATERIALS USED IN HOUSE BUILDING (a), By material - Perth |
|
 | Percentage change |
| Jun Qtr 2009 to Sep Qtr 2009 | Sep Qtr 2008 to Sep Qtr 2009 |
| Material group | % | % |
|
| All groups | -0.4 | 2.4 |
| Timber, board and joinery | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Ceramic products | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| Concrete, cement and sand | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Cement products | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| Steel products | -8.6 | -2.0 |
| Other metal products | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| Plumbing products | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Electrical equipment | -3.3 | -0.5 |
| Installed gas and electrical appliances | - | 1.9 |
| Other materials | -0.3 | 0.7 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| (a) Reference base of each index: 1989-90 = 100.0 |
| Source: Producer Price Indexes, Australia (cat. no. 6427.0). |
- In the September quarter 2009, there was a small decrease (-0.4%) in the price index of materials for housing construction in Perth. This was the first decrease recorded since September 2001. The fall in the price of steel (-8.6%), which had climbed steeply over previous quarters, contributed significantly to this decrease.
- Through the year to September 2009, the price index for materials used in house building rose by 2.4%. This was marginally higher than the national rise (2.3%), with Hobart (4.4%) having the largest annual increase and Brisbane (0.9%) the lowest.
- The price of metal products other than steel (9.7%), ceramic products (5%) and cement products (4.5%) helped drive the overall price increase in building materials in the year to September 2009.
- In contrast, the steel products price index decreased in annual terms (down 2%) despite significant increases prior to the September quarter. The electrical equipment index also decreased slightly over the year (down 0.5%).
This link takes you to Producer Price Indexes, Sep 2009 (cat. no. 6427.0) Tables 16 and 17 contain data on prices of materials used in house building
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