Construction Price Indexes

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All price index estimates for 2008 and 2009 have been revised to include additional data that had been excluded from the original estimates.




This is a one-time comparison table for Houses Sold and Houses Under Construction between the new 2005 base year indexes and the 1996 indexes. We will no longer update the 1996 series. Historical price indexes for base year 1996 with data through December 2007 will continue to be available at the links below.




Construction Price Indexes

• General Information About Price Indexes (2005 base year)(PDF)  (1996 base year)(PDF) 
• Description of Price Indexes for New One-Family Houses Sold (2005 base year) (PDF)  (1996 base year) (PDF)
  
• Description of Price Indexes for New One-Family Houses Under Construction (2005 base year) (PDF)  (1996 base year) (PDF)
  
• Comparison of the Price Indexes for Houses Sold and Houses Under Construction
  
• Details of the Regression Models and Model Characteristics (2005 base year) (PDF)  (1996 base year) (PDF)
  
• History of One-Family Price Index Methodology (2005 base year) (PDF)  (1996 base year) (PDF)
  
• Definitions, Limitations, and Miscellaneous Statistical Methodology (2005 base year) (PDF)  (1996 base year) (PDF)
  
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Answers to frequently asked questions about the new price index series
• 2008-2009 Release Dates
  
  
  

  History Tables (below are in PDF)  

  To view the tables in Excel format, click here.
  

  Construction Price Indexes

  Select History Table  Houses Sold (2005 base year) Houses Sold (1996 base year)     Constant Quality (Laspeyres) Price Index of New One-Family Houses Sold
  Select History Table  Under Construction (2005 base year) Under Construction (1996 base year)     Constant Quality (Laspeyres) Price Index of New One-Family Houses Under Construction
  Select History Table Under Construction (2005 base year) Under Construction (1996 base year)     Price Deflator (Fisher) Index of New One-Family Houses Under Construction
  
  For nonresidential construction price indexes, please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor web site.
   

  For questions, visit our Question and Answer Center at ask.census.gov or contact the Residential Construction Branch at (301)763-5160.