Overview

Peninsular Malaysia

The Building Material Cost Index (BCI) (without steel bars and with steel bars) for almost all regions showed increases in January 2018 except the BCI (without steel bars) for 5 storey and above (R.C.) building (for accommodation) and (R.C.) piling in region F-Eastern which decreased as compared to the previous month.

The unit price indices of building materials that showed changes as compared to the previous month are as follows:

Sabah

The Building Material Cost Index (BCI) (without steel bars and with steel bars) in all regions in Sabah recorded increases in January 2018 as compared to the previous month.             

The changes in the unit price indices for building materials by region in Sabah are shown in Table 2.

Sarawak

The Building Material Cost Index (BCI) (without steel bars and with steel bars) in all regions in Sarawak showed increases in January 2018 as compared to the previous month.                           

The changes in the unit price indices for building materials by region in Sarawak are as follows:

Notes:

R.C. = Reinforced Concrete

*Region:

A = Pulau Pinang, Kedah and Perlis
B = Perak
C = Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor
D = Johor
E = Pahang
F = Kelantan and Terengganu

RELEASED BY:

THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
12 February 2018

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