The Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) has published the Construction Cost Index (CCI) for the fourth quarter of 2017.

The Kosovo Construction Cost Index rose by 0.7% in Q4 2017 compared to Q3 2017. The largest increase was in the category of: energy (2.9%); materials (0.9%); and other costs (0.3%). However, a slight drop was observed in machinery (-0.1%).

Meanwhile, compared the Q4 2017 with Q4 2016, the Construction Cost Index had an average increase of 2.8%. The rise of index was mainly observed in the categories of: transport (16.7%); materials (3.5%); energy (4.0%); and other costs (0.7%). Meanwhile, the category of machinery decreased by (-2.9%).