Electric utility construction price indexes

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Annual 2009 (final) and annual 2010 (preliminary) (Previous release)

Construction costs for the distribution systems series increased by 2.2% in 2010 compared with the 2009 annual index. Higher costs for labour (+4.4%) and construction indirects (+2.2%) were the major contributors to the advance of the index.

Construction costs for the transmission line system series rose 0.9% during 2010, while the transmission line component increased 1.9%, largely as a result of installation labour (+4.4%). The substation component edged up 0.3% in 2010, led by a 2.1% increase in the construction indirects component.

Compared with 2008 final data, the 2009 data show increases for both the distribution systems series (+0.5%) and the transmission line system series (+0.6%). The transmission line component declined by 0.7%, while the substation component increased by 1.4%.

Note: This release presents data that are not seasonally adjusted and the indexes published are subject to a two-year revision period after dissemination of a given year's data.

Available on CANSIM: table 327-0011.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2316.

The fourth quarter 2010 issue of Capital Expenditure Price Statistics (62-007-X, free) will be available soon.

The electric utility construction price indexes data for the first half of 2011 will be released on September 15.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the Client Services (toll-free 1-888-951-4550; 613-951-4550; fax: 613-951-3117; ppd-info-dpp@statcan.gc.ca), Producer Prices Division.