Norwegian residential construction costs rise 4.1% in year to September
SSB’s national input-cost index for residential building construction rose 0.3% monthly and 4.1% annually.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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Statistics Norway (SSB) released September figures for its residential construction cost index on October 13. The national index tracks prices of inputs used to build homes; it excludes changes in productivity and profit margins. The overall index stood at 160.3, with 2015 set to 100.
Total residential construction costs increased 0.3% from August and 4.1% from September 2025. Material costs rose 0.2% month on month and 2.5% year on year, while the index for multi-dwelling houses was up 5.4% annually. SSB says the index is used mainly to adjust costs in construction contracts.
Data
Official statistical indicators
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- Monthly change in residential construction costs
- 0.3 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
- Annual change in residential construction costs
- 4.1 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
- Annual change in residential building material costs
- 2.5 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
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- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlywww.ssb.no ↗
- Residential real estateSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: residential buildingwww.ssb.no ↗
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