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ENR's Skilled Labor Index (1990-2010) 1913=100 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1990 4242 4242 4248 4250 4267 4308 4310 4332 4372 4374 4387 4389 1991 4389 4387 4387 4390 4421 4440 4475 4493 4504 4520 4539 4539 1992 4539 4529 4536 4542 4553 4558 4593 4627 4639 4642 4551 4653 1993 4653 4653 4665 4665 4665 4662 4720 4720 4749 4757 4762 4766 1994 4766 4764 4764 4776 4782 4806 4816 4835 4865 4878 4878 4880 1995 4881 4892 4894 4903 4909 4909 4945 4967 4982 4998 5017 5016 1996 5016 5020 5020

The building and construction cost indexes for ENR’s individual cities use the same components and weighting as those for the 20-city national indexes. The city indexes use local prices for portland cement and 2 X 4 lumber and the national average price for structural steel. The city’s BCI uses local union wages, plus fringes, for carpenters, bricklayers and iron workers. The city’s CCI uses the same union wages for laborers. ENR Cost Indexes in ST. LOUIS (1978-2010) 1913=100 BCI %CHG CCI %CHG 1978 Dec. 1656.03 +7.7 3105.71 +5.3 1979 Dec. 1845.80 +11.5 3344.20 +7.7 1980 Dec. 1900.51 +3.0 3578.40 +7.0

The building and construction cost indexes for ENR’s individual cities use the same components and weighting as those for the 20-city national indexes. The city indexes use local prices for portland cement and 2 X 4 lumber and the national average price for structural steel. The city’s BCI uses local union wages, plus fringes, for carpenters, bricklayers and iron workers. The city’s CCI uses the same union wages for laborers. ENR Cost Indexes in TORONTO (1990-2010) 1913=100 BCI %CHG CCI %CHG 1990 Dec. 3204.51 +3.1 6401.54 +6.3 1991 Dec. 3285.76 +2.5 6537.05 +2.1 1992 Dec. 3439.10 +4.7 7017.93 +7.4 1993

HOW ENR BUILDS THE INDEX: 68.38 hours of skilled labor at the 20-city average of bricklayers, carpenters and structural ironworkers rates, plus 25 cwt of standard structural steel shapes at the mill price prior to 1996 and the fabricated 20-city price from 1996, plus 1.128 tons of portland cement at the 20-city price, plus 1,088 board ft of 2 x 4 lumber at the 20-city price. ENR's Building Cost Index History (1915-2010) 1913=100 * Revised JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL AVERAGE 1990 2664 2668 2673 2676 2691 2715 2716 2716 2730 2728

ENR's Common Labor Index (1989-2010) 1913=100 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1990 9543 9543 9553 9553 9568 9608 9615 9684 9745 9745 9796 9796 1991 9796 9793 9794 9796 9884 9921 9987 10013 10039 10057 10071 10071 1992 10071 10071 10128 10159 10171 10171 10236 10354 10385 10385 10395 10395 1993 10395 10395 10425 10425 10425 10430 10541 10546 10655 10666 10675 10719 1994 10719 10719 10719 10763 10777 10833 10868 10921 10967 10981 11002 11002 1995 11010 11024 11024 11033 11052 11052 11177 11238 11243 11292 11294 11316 1996 11316 11332 11332

HOW ENR BUILDS THE INDEX: 200 hours of common labor at the 20-city average of common labor rates, plus 25 cwt of standard structural steel shapes at the mill price prior to 1996 and the fabricated 20-city price from 1996, plus 1.128 tons of portland cement at the 20-city price, plus 1,088 board ft of 2 x 4 lumber at the 20-city price. ENR's Construction Cost Index History (1908-2010) 1913=100 * Revised JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL AVERAGE 1990 4680 4685 4691 4693 4707 4732 4734 4752 4774 4771 4787 4777 4732

ENR's Materials Price Index (1983-2010) 1913=100 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1983 1624 1656 1641 1642 1656 1662 1684 1684 1653 1645 1631 1631 1984 1622 1628 1632 1646 1639 1626 1614 1613 1616 1606 1606 1602 1985 1603 1608 1604 1610 1610 1616 1645 1637 1619 1619 1623 1611 1986 1607 1609 1612 1621 1654 1655 1643 1633 1639 1648 1645 1644 1987 1646 1638 1648 1655 1650 1646 1655 1665 1665 1675 1664 1701 1988 1686 1686 1693 1701 1698 1699 1697 1708 1698 1688 1689 1685 1989 1689 1675 1676

The building and construction cost indexes for ENR’s individual cities use the same components and weighting as those for the 20-city national indexes. The city indexes use local prices for portland cement and 2 X 4 lumber and the national average price for structural steel. The city’s BCI uses local union wages, plus fringes, for carpenters, bricklayers and iron workers. The city’s CCI uses the same union wages for laborers. ENR Cost Indexes in LOS ANGELES (1978-2010) 1913=100 BCI %CHG CCI %CHG 1978 Dec. 1969.77 +8.9 3421.25 +8.2 1979 Dec. 2065.79 +4.9 3638.81 +6.4 1980 Dec. 2272.26 +10.0 4102.37 +12.7

The building and construction cost indexes for ENR’s individual cities use the same components and weighting as those for the 20-city national indexes. The city indexes use local prices for portland cement and 2 X 4 lumber and the national average price for structural steel. The city’s BCI uses local union wages, plus fringes, for carpenters, bricklayers and iron workers. The city’s CCI uses the same union wages for laborers. ENR Cost Indexes in MINNEAPOLIS (1978-2010) 1913=100 BCI %CHG CCI %CHG 1978 Dec. 1732.48 +9.9 2902.60 +8.1 1979 Dec. 1902.93 +9.8 3154.37 +8.7 1980 Dec. 1913.26 +0.5 3238.86 +2.7 1981

The building and construction cost indexes for ENR’s individual cities use the same components and weighting as those for the 20-city national indexes. The city indexes use local prices for portland cement and 2 X 4 lumber and the national average price for structural steel. The city’s BCI uses local union wages, plus fringes, for carpenters, bricklayers and iron workers. The city’s CCI uses the same union wages for laborers. ENR Cost Indexes in MONTREAL (1978-2010) 1913=100 BCI %CHG CCI %CHG 1990 Dec. 2803.10 -3.0 4977.06 -0.1 1991 Dec. 2896.61 +3.3 5237.96 +5.2 1992 Dec. 3037.87 +4.9 5482.49 +4.7 1993