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construction
market survey
2019
Contents
Overview
2 Survey overview
and highlights
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cost performance
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Asia
38 China
42 India
44 Indonesia
46 Japan
48 Malaysia
50 Singapore
52 South Korea
54 Vietnam
Australasia
56 Australia
58 New Zealand
Europe
60 Austria
62 France
64 Germany
66 Ireland
68 Netherlands
70 Poland
72 Russia
74 Spain
76 Sweden
78 Switzerland
80 7XUNH\
82 UK
Middle East
86 Oman
88 Qatar
90 6DXGL$UDELD
92 UAE
North America
94 Canada
96 0H[LFR
98 USA
South America
104 Argentina
106 Brazil
108 Chile
110 &RORPELD
Methodology
112 Comparing construction costs
114 Terms and references
Overview
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Demand – a double-edged sword that construction is not adapting or Neil Bullen
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for the construction industry and
its customers. On one hand, strong
growth in construction will help
support economic growth, reducing
the potential of a major downturn.
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negative impacts on the sector and
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Overview
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Overview
Survey overview and highlights
Indianapolis
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New York
Vancouver 3.0%
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Frankfurt
Mexico City 4.0%
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Zurich
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Buenos Aires
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Johannesburg
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Economic overview:
An uncertain economic
Global
backdrop
There are clear signs of a retreat in stock markets, of
lower house-price inflation, and falls in many developed
economies, where cheap credit, tax cuts and speculation
3.5%
forecasted GDP growth in 2019
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have inflated the price of assets.
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uncertainties in the political sphere percent (annualised) in the second forecasted GDP growth in 2020
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forecasted GDP growth in 2019
disenfranchised people and a rise
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than 37 quarters of GDP growth since
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economies (G20) accounted for 77
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percent growth in construction during surpassed the previous record high on Gary Emmett
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construction to USD6.2trn. the most important component of the
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into 2019, the strength of the USA, Despite this, our survey shows the
China and European economies in construction sector is especially strong
particular are of concern. in the USA, with overheating and
record high levels of construction costs
in the tech cities of the West coast.
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“The group of
20 largest economies
(G20) saw five percent
growth in construction
in 2018, equivalent
to USD315bn.”
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Slowing growth rates in China Europe’s revival cut short Climate change debate heats up
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to see a further slowdown in growth
in the short term. However, trade tariffs on steel are
imposing additional costs on USA
contractors that use a high proportion
of steel.
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now part of the survey. All are
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Indianapolis are hot, and
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Indianapolis
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Barcelona
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Kampala 967.3
Johannesburg 952.2
Dar es Salaam 922.3
Nairobi 738.4
Hong Kong 3,749.0
Tokyo 2,660.7
Singapore 2,100.1
Seoul 1,702.8
Kuala Lumpur 992.7
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Ho Chi Minh City 813.7
Shanghai 764.0
Beijing 756.7
Guangzhou 728.7
Bangalore 582.2
Sydney 2,735.5
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Melbourne 2,415.5
Auckland 2,272.2
Brisbane 2,262.0
Christchurch 2,238.9
Perth 2,165.8
London 3,790.1
Zurich 3,756.9
Dublin 3,245.1
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Munich 2,924.7
Amsterdam 2,866.4
Vienna 2,816.0
Frankfurt 2,707.2
Scotland 2,698.1
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UK North 2,693.9
UK Central 2,685.7
Paris 2,668.4
Berlin 2,645.8
Stockholm 2,584.4
Northern Ireland 2,291.7
Barcelona 2,238.3
Madrid 2,205.2
Warsaw 1,013.8
Moscow 933.3
Istanbul 611.6
Doha 2,420.6
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New York City 3,958.3
Seattle 3,640.0
Chicago 3,188.1
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Vancouver 2,720.8
Indianapolis 2,628.6
Phoenix 2,592.7
Atlanta 2,584.8
Houston 2,551.5
Toronto 2,550.7
Edmonton 2,506.5
Ottawa 2,415.7
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Contractor’s margin: 12.0%
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Tendering: /XNHZDUP
Market: Warmer
Cost escalation 2018:
Cost escalation 2019:
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Location factor (USD):
PPP coefficient: 3.2
107
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South America
USD
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Tendering: /XNHZDUP
Market: Warmer
Cost escalation 2018: 2.1%
Cost escalation 2019: 2.6%
Contractor’s margin: 10.3%
Preliminaries:
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PPP coefficient:
109
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USD
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(exchange
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Tendering: /XNHZDUP
Market: Warmer
Cost escalation 2018:
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Contractor’s margin: 6.0%
Preliminaries: 13.0%
Location factor (USD):
PPP coefficient: 2078.0
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