Special Release 2 (For Building and Structural Works) November 2021
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The Building Materials Cost Index (BCI) (without steel bars & with steel bars) showed an increase of the entire building category, with an increase for Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah between 0.1 and 1.7 per cent and Sarawak between 0.1 and 2.1 per cent.
- Steel recorded the highest increase in Miri (3.8%), followed by Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and W.P. Kuala Lumpur (2.1%), Kuching (2.1%), Johor (1.8%), Kota Kinabalu (1.5%), Sibu (1.4%), Sandakan (1.3%), Pahang (0.2%), Pulau Pinang, Kedah & Perlis (0.1%) and Terengganu & Kelantan (0.1%).
- Terengganu and Kelantan showed the highest increase for cement with an increase of 2.7 per cent and followed by Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and W.P. Kuala Lumpur (2.6%).