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Construction costs for distribution systems increased 3.5% during the first half of 2007. The increase in the material component for this period (+6.5%) was the major contributor to this change. The 2006 data for distribution systems represented an advance of 6.6% over 2005.
Construction costs for the transmission line system series rose 4.7% during the first half 2007 compared with a 4.0% increase for all of 2006. The transmission line component climbed 3.1% during the same period in 2007, while in 2006 there was a 4.1% annual gain. The rise in the prices of materials (+4.9%) significantly contributed to this increase. The substation component rose 5.7% in the first half of 2007 following a 3.9% increase the previous year, its station equipment subcomponent (+7.2%) posting the largest gain.
Available on CANSIM: table 327-0011.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2316.
The second quarter 2007 issue of Capital Expenditure Price Statistics (62-007-XWE, free) will be available in October.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods, and data quality of this release, contact the Client Services Unit (toll-free 1-866-230-2248; 613-951-9606; fax: 613-951-1539; prices-prix@statcan.gc.ca), or Adrian Fisher (613-951-9612), Prices Division.
